The PP describes the linguistic attacks as "isolated incidents"

PalmTo approach a shop manager in Catalan and receive the first response the phrase "If you don't speak to me in Spanish, I won't understand you."Or even: "If you don't speak to me in Spanish, I won't answer you."For the PP spokesperson in the Balearic Parliament, Sebastià Sagreras, situations like those described are anecdotal. These are two cases of linguistic discrimination in two businesses, reported by ARA Baleares. MÁS per Mallorca has submitted a parliamentary question on the matter, considering that this type of linguistic aggression has been on the rise in recent months.

New instance of linguistic discrimination at a takeaway restaurant in Palma: "If you don't speak to me in Spanish, I don't understand you"

"I understand that these are specific cases that do not reflect a general trend," Sagreras said when asked about this issue in Parliament. "We have always defended cordial bilingualism, and in specific cases, we are nobody to tell people how they should express themselves, nor to verify the veracity of these cases," the Popular Party member continued. The leader of MÁS per Mallorca, Lluís Apesteguia, announced that he will question the President of the Government, Marga Prohens, on this matter next Tuesday in the plenary session. "What responsibility does the Government assume?" he asked, also insisting that "Prohens leads a government that has only dedicated itself to rolling back aspects of linguistic normalization to appease its partners in Vox." "Hate speech is gaining increasing acceptance," he pointed out. The party will also propose a series of 34 measures to "put an end to the problem of the working poor." "Last week we raised the possibility of creating a Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI) for the Balearic Islands that would be higher than the national minimum wage," he recalled. "Policies must be adapted to the reality of each of the countries and territories within the State, just as it is unreasonable for pensions to be the same in the Balearic Islands as in Badajoz," he stated.