Euskara
According to the Basque Government, 35% of Basque public institutions do not "really" meet the level of accreditation in Basque
The First Vice-President and Counsellor for Culture and Linguistic Policy, Ibone Bengoetxea, has reported that in 35% of the Basque institutions "the Basque language accreditation index has not been really verified". In response to the PP's complaint about "discrimination against Spanish speakers", Bengoetxea has stated that the fact that the popular are not "at all concerned" with this 35% "reflects" what the party is like.
Strengthen the muscle of vasquism to start a new renaissance of the Basque Country
A new Council of Official Languages is formed, changing its "form and substance"
The Department of Culture and Language Policy will have the highest budget in its history: EUR 413.7 million
The first Vice-President and Councillor for Culture and Linguistic Policy, Ibone Bengoetxea, has today presented to the Basque Parliament the draft budget of his department for 2026, which provides for a budget of EUR 413.7 million, 5.5% more than in 2025, the highest budget in the history of the department.
Spain and Germany will negotiate an initiative to recognise the co-official languages of the EU
Germany has so far been one of the countries which has been reluctant to introduce Catalan, Basque and Galician into EU language regulations. s require the agreement of the 27 Member States.
The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa will adapt the next OPEs, postponing the accreditation of the Basque language in one third of the jobs
The Member of the European Parliament has announced the launch of 13 OPEs offering 113 places, but following the latest court rulings there will be changes in the Basque profile, since 34% of the posts will be delayed and a period of accreditation will be granted.
The Spanish Government will not again require Basque, Catalan and Galician to be official languages in the EU until it has the support of the 27 Member States
The initiative requires the support of all the Member States of the European Union. All indications are that Germany's position is the main obstacle.
EH Bildu has reached an agreement to incorporate the Basque language into customer service services
The populous Nafarroa Oinez in Villava
The ikastola Paz de Ziganda has organized this year a meeting for the Euskera and the ikastolas.
The Nafarroa Oinez party will be held this Sunday in Villava
Azpeitia will discuss the importance of breathing spaces for the revitalization of minority languages
The international conference will take place today and tomorrow at the Soreasu theatre in the Guipuzcoana town.
"Bizkarsoro" closes EUNIC, European Film Festival
Azpeitia will explore the importance of respiratory spaces in the revitalization of minority languages
Eskisabel calls for "a new legal architecture that allows us to make appropriate language policies"
The Secretary-General of the Basque Culture Council has stressed that they have long advocated the need to know the two official languages in order to have access to public employment. He has also recalled that to have a right "in all areas of life" must be "achievable".
"Linguae Vasconum Primitiae" can be visited from 11 October at the Basque Museum in Baiona
The 2026 Araba Euskaraz party will be held in Amurrio on June 14
In support of the ikastola Aresketa of Amurrio, next year's Araba Euskaraz party will be held under the slogan "Taupadak berpiztu!". The logo is a spark that goes to the center of a heart. In the last four years eight ikastolas of Álava have jointly organized the festival Araba Euskaraz in the Olarizu Park.
Esteban accuses Andueza of questioning institutional stability and creating "unnecessary" mistrust
Esteban has said that the recent statements by Andueza are "out of place" and create tension and mistrust. In view of this, he has pointed out that the Basque Government is working "well" and that in the field of the Basque Country, with regard to the demand for the Basque language in the OPEs, Esteban is convinced that there is a possibility of reaching "a grand bargain" with PSE-EE.
The Council wants to bring together thousands of Euskaltzales on 27 December in Bilbao, focusing on the "soundtrack of the Basque Country"
Tickets for the event will be available from October 16 on the Pizkundea.eus website for 10 euros. The organizers have pointed out that it is time to "bring the Euskera to the front line and make a real leap", so they have invited every Euskaltzale to give a new "renaissance" to the Euskera.
An outreach magazine has fired the illustrator for writing "Spain" in Irulegi's hand
Archaeology and History magazine has decided to remove the number dedicated to the history of the Vascons from the market after the illustrator wrote "SPAIN" instead of "Sorioneku" in Irulegi's hand. The publisher apologizes, and the illustrator, after apologizing, explains that it was a joke.
Begoña Pedrosa: "Without school, the recovery of the Basque language is impossible"
Elgoibar hosted the 2025 Kilometroak festival on Sunday under the motto "Salto-saltoka" , where a meeting was held in support of the ikastolas of Gipuzkoa, in which the Education Counsellor of the Basque Government, Begoña Pedrosa, spoke.