Euskara

The Bilbao City Council, as part of the celebration of the International Euskera Day, has paid tribute to the Zea Mays group for their great contribution to the Euskera. Esker has been received with this emotion and has stressed that for another 30 years they will be singing in Basque around the world.

On the eve of International Euskera Day, the Council of the Basque Culture, at a hearing in Bilbao, stressed the need to "strengthen Euskaltzalism", for which they felt that the responsibility of the political forces and institutions to bring the Basque Country to the forefront was essential.

The leitzarra Xabat Illarregi is the new champion among the Bertsolaris of Navarre. An the last champagne he sang with his brother, more joy than the hat that inspired him.

Josepe Zuazo brought the idea of a relay race for the Euskera. The academic Jose Mari Satrustegi and the mayor of Oñati took the witness in the first mile.

Under the slogan "Not then, but now", the organizers have recalled the reasons for organizing Korrika: the universalization of the knowledge of the Basque Country and the Euskaldunization of adults. They have stressed the importance of this initiative in reviving awareness in favour of the Basque Country and strengthening the daily work of AEK.

Although the names of the winners had already been announced, today, at the San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián, the Basque Country Literature Awards have been awarded. Seven awards have been awarded in as many sections. In Basque Literature, Unai Elorriaga has been awarded; in Spanish, Garazi Albizua.

The chair, which will be named after the Donostiarra artist Esther Ferrer, aims to "take the Basque Euskera and Basque culture one step further in creative capacity, thought and universality."

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Gure Esku has today presented the"HERRITU"  initiative as a tool aimed at strengthening the Basque community and strengthening its pillars. It will be supported by a physical or virtual card . The subscriber will express his support for the Basque Country and the right to decide. It will be launched at the fair in Durango and aims to disseminate it from town to town in exchange for a subscription of EUR 10.

The first book printed in Basque by Bernat Etxepare, "Linguae Vasconum primitiae", which is exhibited at the Museum of Baiona, will be translated into Paris after two months. With the proclamation of its place here, the Council of Basque Culture and the Basque Confederation have today called for recognition and resources for the Euskera. Halaber

The Iparralde ikastolas festival will celebrate its 2026 edition under the slogan "Building the Future."

The head of the Korrika, Ane Elordi , has stated that the motto "Euskara gara" is aimed at society. In her words, "Euskal Herria needs a new breath; we are the people of all those who want to make the leap to the village of the Euskera, whether they are born there or come from outside.

The next edition of the popular march will recognize the work of Errigora, a project that promotes the Basque language from education and the territory. The official message, "Euskara gara", reinforces the idea of community and the shared future of the language.

The Basque Government has established two other systems of accreditation and evaluation of the level of the Basque Country, as set out in the Decree on the Standardization of the Use of the Basque Country in the Basque Public Sector.

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Thus, the Court confirms the judgement previously handed down by Administrative Court No. 1 of Donostia-San Sebastián, which emphasizes that the requirement of the Basque language in all jobs violates "the fundamental right of access to a public position on equal terms for almost half of the inhabitants of that province", adding that "when in relations with the administration only 20% to 25% of the population is in Basque".

The study concludes that people who speak more than one language grow older than the rest.