The Correllengua Agermanat was an undeniable success, a new demonstration of the appreciation of the people of the Balearic Islands for their language and culture, and of the defense –energetic, festive, unrenounceable– that Mallorcan society, especially (and this is more than important, it is decisive) young people, carries out. The Plaza de España in Palma was packed to the brim, just as the Plaza Mayor was two years ago, with thousands of people who shouted a civic, inclusive, hopeful, and, above all, massive ‘Yes to the language’.So massive that the very next day the Government spokesperson, Sebastià Sagreras, with his particular oratory, was struggling to avoid being completely left behind. After congratulating the organizers of the Correllengua Agermanat (there were reasons to do so, even more so after the institutions governed by them had turned their backs on them), he said: “The PP of the Balearic Islands is the father and protector of the Linguistic Normalization Law”, Sagreras stated improperly, because the Linguistic Normalization Law was approved with a PP government, yes (they wouldn't do it today), but in no way can it claim a paternity that was much broader, nor a protection that, over these forty years, civil society has too often had to provide. And he added, in Peixet, referring to this same law: “Throughout the entire legislature we have defended it, supported it, and marked it as a red line in all negotiations, despite the left's intentions to use our language to confront us with the citizenry”.This is what Sagreras said on Monday. The following day, Tuesday, in the Parliament, the PP supported a series of amendments by Vox to the law on strategic projects, the sieve law. The approved amendments eliminate the Catalan requirement for teachers and professors from outside who occupy “difficult to fill” positions, without any obligation or subsequent deadline to prove knowledge of the language. They also exempted “temporary” students, who reside for a limited time in the Balearic Islands, from the Catalan subject. In other words: for the umpteenth time, an attack against the own language of the Balearic Islands (and also of the PP leaders, such as Sagreras himself, or Prohens, or Vera) perpetrated by the Government. An attack, incidentally, which constitutes a serious violation of the Linguistic Normalization Law, and also of the Statute. The PP does this to please the obsessions and hatreds of its Vox partners. Among the measures, it was also approved that local police officers can carry taser guns, and pigeon shooting was legalized: weapons, and killing animals, are things that the right also tends to like very much.Proclaiming oneself one day as the father and protector of the Linguistic Normalization Law, and the next day getting rid of it without any qualms in the company of fascism and Spanish ultranationalism, is no longer just cynicism: it is a strange dysfunction that indicates an extremely weak government, without leaders capable of negotiating anything, without principles and without dignity, completely surrendered to the far-right and with no other course than to exhaust the legislature with the strategic project of giving the green light to all the speculators who happen to come by. There is something curious about Sagreras's little speech about the PP's paternity and protection of the Linguistic Normalization Law, and that is that he says they have defended it “during the entire legislature”, and they have barely (not yet) been in office for two years. It is known that it feels long to him: imagine the rest of us.

It is a joy to see deputies, councilors and members of the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands with the Correllengua t-shirt, filling social networks with their enthusiasm to protect the Catalan language.

The Correllengua Agermanat 2026 reached its end with a resounding success, that of becoming a historic mobilization in defense of the Catalan language. During the two weeks of its duration, more than 180,000 people have participated in this first edition, covering 1,500 kilometers, passing through 500 municipalities, and 30,000 people have been torchbearers. The spokesperson for Correllengua Agermanat, Pau Emili Muñoz, assures that the event's success is "a demonstration of strength" and emphasizes it as follows: "As a society, Catalan-speaking territories have regained the enthusiasm to fight for the Catalan language and demand its real normalization".

The central reception event of the Flama del Correllengua Agermanat in Mallorca, organized by Joves de Mallorca per la Llengua and l'Obra Cultural Balear, filled the Plaza de España in Palma this Sunday, highlighting "the commitment" of Mallorcan society to the Catalan language. This year marks the tenth edition of the Correllengua passing through Mallorca since the first one in 1995.

An exhibition of spacious boats is being organized these days at the old pier in Palma (or has been organized, depending on when you read this), which, as expected, carries a very pompous English title: International Boat Show, as befits one of those events –or, in the good Mallorcan of our rulers, events– designed to please the numerous population of foreign millionaires who live or holiday in Mallorca, and to attract more, if possible. At this fair, as explained on IB3 Ràdio's Téntol, you could buy a 45-meter yacht for the price of 21 million euros. This is not an exceptional occurrence, but one of the many offerings that can be found in Mallorca in the high-luxury market.The International Boat Show coincided with a significant round anniversary: the 40th anniversary of the approval in the Parliament, on April 29, 1986, by unanimous vote, of the Law for Linguistic Normalization. Many have wondered what has happened in these four decades for the situation of Catalan to have advanced so little, despite a legally and politically powerful instrument like this law, and in fact, to have regressed in key aspects such as social use and the consideration it receives from broad sectors of the population. Is it the fault of immigrants, many say, because they don't integrate, don't learn, or don't want to learn the language. Perhaps it would make more sense to look at ourselves: in these 40 years, the citizens of the Balearic Islands, and Mallorcans in particular, have literally sold everything. What we had and what we didn't have. Including the language, of course. The fairs have English titles out of pure provincialism: they think that, this way, they will sell more. More of what? More boats, more helicopters, more mansions, more land, more experiences (pronounced in English, please), more of everything. It happens that, in most cases, neither the buyers nor the beneficiaries of the purchase are Mallorcans. Mallorcans are only there to act as smiling and grateful natives if they get some commission. That the tourists or buyers are rich does not mean in any way that they are quality tourists or buyers. Where does their money come from? How did they obtain it? Mallorca is disfigured because we have sold it to people loaded with money, very often dirty money. The luxury offering is a sign of a mature market, they say. It's possible the market is mature, but those who manage it show signs of radical immaturity.Nevertheless, the fair of the very expensive boats and the melancholic fortieth anniversary of linguistic normalization have coincided with another milestone (event?): the Correllengua Agermanat, a great mobilization in favor of the Catalan language that has enjoyed the enthusiastic participation of thousands upon thousands of people throughout the Catalan Countries. A crowd, predominantly young people, who are not resigned to the fatalism of those who claim we no longer have a place in this world. All these thousands of people say yes, we do have a place, and that this place and the future that awaits us, which young people embody, is in Catalan. We thus have three juxtaposed realities. On one hand, the obscenely wealthy foreigners who completely ignore the reality of islands that for them are merely a fantasy backdrop. On the other, the mourners of frustrated normalization who claim there is nothing more to be done. And yet, a huge number of citizens, mostly young, eager to believe and strive for the future of these Islands and their language, culture, and landscape. If you'll allow me, I will join the latter.

There are days when the street stops being just a passageway and becomes a thread of complicities, symbols, and shared language. This Saturday, the Llevant of Mallorca experienced one of these days with the arrival of the Correllengua Agermanat, which filled towns and public spaces with popular culture, protest, and massive participation in defense of Catalan.

The Correllengua Agermanat 2026 arrives in the Balearic Islands to light the Flame that crosses the entirety of the Catalan-speaking territories in a symbolic chain that unites towns, islands, and cities in a single celebration of language and culture. After having traveled through Catalonia and the Valencian Country with a massive response and a multitudinous participation, the project arrives this year in the Balearic Islands to continue an itinerary that has already consolidated itself as one of the most transversal cultural mobilizations of recent years.

Thirteen more island clubs have joined the Correllengua Agermanat 2026, expanding the support of the sports world to this initiative in defense and promotion of the Catalan language. With these new adhesions, there are now almost thirty sports entities from the Balearic Islands that have joined the project.

The Correllengua Agermanat organization has opened registration for the relay race legs, which will cover more than 1,500 kilometers across all Catalan-speaking territories from April 19 to May 5, 2026. Anyone wishing to join this cultural and sporting initiative can now easily register through the official website.https://www.correllenguaagermanat.cat/reservaParticipation is free and open to everyone.

RCE Mallorca, Atlético Baleares, UE Poblera, CE Constancia, CE Andratx, UE Porreres, UE Petra, CEA Llubí, CE San Jorge, UEF Santa María, CE Felanitx, CE s'Horta, CE Xilvar and CE Xilvar, FC María de la Salud and CE 2026, an initiative that will travel through Catalan-speaking territories in defense and promotion of the language.

The 2026 Sister Catalan Language Run now has a date, route, and ambition. The project, presented this Thursday in Mallorca, aims to unite all Catalan-speaking territories under a single flame for the first time. The initiative seeks to strengthen the defense of Catalan and promote its social use through a non-competitive run that will combine sport, culture, and celebration, with the language as its central theme. The Flame for the Language will travel more than 1,500 kilometers between April 19 and May 5 in 17 stages, crossing over 1,500 municipalities in Northern Catalonia, the Principality of Asturias, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, and Alghero, on a route that aims to highlight and promote the unity of the Catalan language.

The Mallorca Day demonstration, which will depart from the Born promenade on December 30 at 6:00 p.m., will feature the participation of several Mallorcan youth organizations united with the aim of demonstrating the commitment of young people to the Island.

The flame of Catalan will run farther and farther than ever before. The Correllengua Agermanat 2026 will unite all Catalan-speaking territories for the first time in a route of more than 1,500 kilometers and 17 stages, crossing over 1,500 municipalities in Northern Catalonia, the Principality of Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, and Alghero. The initiative, which will take place between April 19 and May 5, 2026, aims to promote the unity of the Catalan language and encourage its social use through a non-competitive race that combines sport, culture, and celebration. The presentation was held simultaneously in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands, as a symbol of the desire for unity among these territories. Driven by the collaboration of more than one hundred entities, Correllengua will have cultural events, concerts, workshops and popular activities in nearly 1,500 municipalities and will stop and hold welcoming events in one hundred.