Pradales calls for the Basque language to be removed from conflict: "Language needs us all"
President Imanol Pradales has stated that the progress of the Basque Country "will not come from imposition" and has referred to the "Jauzia gara" initiative that will open up a new path for the revitalization of the Basque Country in the coming decades.
The president, Imanol Pradales, on Saturday appealed to all Basques to promote the Basque language together and regretted that the news and controversy surrounding this language in recent months "completelydiverted the focus for the future. They have placed our language in the field of conflict, which is not good. "
He has stated this in a letter published on his social network account LinkedIn on Saturday, in which he states that progress will not be due to "imposition," so he calls for "promoting positive emotional attachment" to the Euskera and "associating it with freedom, coexistence, creativity and new opportunities."
In an article entitled 'Overcoming trenches to breathe', Pradales addresses the whole of Basque society and recalls that he wants to "precipitate the shared pride of a people that cares for its language", and that it "asks us all, whether we are Basque or not".
The President also mentions Castilian and explains that some say that "the Basque language is imposed to the detriment of Castilian — yes, to the detriment of that fourth language in the world." "Others, on any issue, denounce that the Basque language is attacked everywhere, constantly building trenches and defining enemies."
Reflection and discussion
Faced with these polemics, Pradales has said that the main loser is theEuskera , and has advocated "encouraging reflection and debate." "Today we are more than a million people who know Euskera. However, beyond knowledge, today the main challenge of the Euskera is its use and its ability to respond to profound and rapid social changes."
"We need, among other things, Basque speakers to use language among themselves and to have a greater presence in new areas," said the lehendakari, who admitted that to advance the Basque language "it is not possible to respond only from linguistic or institutional policy projects", but requires "collective effort".
In this context, the Lehendakari referred to the "Jauzia gara" initiative, which will promote aspace for dialogue and collaboration to work out the new impetus that the Euskera needs. "It will be a place that the Basque Government will open to all citizens and groups."
In this way, Pradales has opted to link the Basque Country to "positive values" so that "not only stadiums, but also the Basque Country can fill the yards of schools, the conversations of bars or the squares of the village.
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