The legislative process to protect multilingualism in the state has begun.

The authors of the initiative introduce clear obligations for language training in the justice system, civil service, and procurement, and provide tools to ensure respect for the right to language choice.

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ARA Balears
10/12/2025
2 min

PalmCongress has given the green light to process the law to safeguard multilingualism in the State, promoted by ERC, Comuns, Bildu, PNV, BNG, MÁS per Mallorca, and Compromís. Despite not having proposed it, both PSOE and Junts also voted in favor of the initiative. This Organic Law Proposal for the Guarantee of Multilingualism and the Linguistic Rights of Citizens aims to guarantee that any citizen can exercise the right to communicate in Basque, Galician, or Catalan with the organs of the Judiciary, constitutional institutions, and the General Administration of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The authors of the initiative introduce clear obligations for language training in the justice system, civil service, and public procurement, and provide tools to ensure respect for the right to language choice.

Vicenç Vidal, the Más MP for Mallorca, invoked Josep Maria Llompart during his speech in the Senate, saying that Llompart "would be appalled by the hatred and Catalanophobia of the PP and Vox."

Vidal defended the consideration of the law guaranteeing multilingualism and linguistic rights, which he presented last week with ERC, Compromís, BNG, EH Bildu, PNV, and Comuns. In his address to the plenary session, he remembered "Josep Maria Llompart, whose centenary is being commemorated this year, and who would be outraged by the hatred and Catalanophobia of the Spanish right wing at the end of 2025." The eco-sovereignist also stated that "the best response to attacks is always to be in the streets alongside organizations like the Balearic Cultural Association and Young People of Mallorca for Language, making Catalan a living language." From the PSOE, MP Marc Lamuá emphasized that his party will allow this initiative to be considered because it has "always" defended a "diverse, plural, and cohesive" Spain, and because caring for the country's languages is "caring for democracy" and guaranteeing their effective use. Their coalition partner, Sumar, also expressed this view through seven MPs from the plurinational group. Aina Vidal, of Els Comuns, argued that this law "is not a concession or a privilege, but rather the implementation of a constitutional and European mandate" in the face of "systematic failures" to defend, promote, and guarantee the use of official languages other than Spanish. Both the PP and Vox agreed that Article 3 of the Constitution recognizes Spanish as the official language throughout the country, and that Basque, Catalan, and Galician are also official languages, but only within their respective autonomous communities. Therefore, the attempt to extend this co-official status to all of Spain is an attempt to "politically exploit" languages, and the Socialists are accused of "always" giving in to their "blackmail" and "demands."

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