MÁS denounces the decline of Catalan in institutions governed by the PP: "It's a controlled offensive"

PalmMÉS per Mallorca has publicly denounced the "unprecedented" setback suffered by the Catalan language in institutions governed by the PP (People's Party) and has warned of a "coordinated offensive" against linguistic normalization. Coinciding with International Mother Language Day, the party warned that since the beginning of the legislature, decisions have accumulated that weaken the institutional presence of Catalan and "break" the social consensus built over decades in favor of linguistic normalization. In a press release, MÉS accused the PP of promoting policies with the support of Vox that "constitute a strategy of linguistic regression that affects all institutions and all areas." The party's organizational secretary, Maria Ramon, criticized the Government's language policy, especially the elimination of the Catalan requirement in public healthcare and the agreements with Vox that affect the use of Catalan in education. "These measures jeopardize the linguistic rights of citizens and weaken the role of Catalan as the official language of the Balearic Islands," Ramon emphasized. Joan Llodrà, a MÉS councilor on the Consell de Mallorca, echoed this sentiment, publicly denouncing the island institution for "going from defending Catalan culture to contributing to its institutional marginalization." Specifically, he criticized the progressive increase in Spanish-language categories at the Mallorca Awards, the "Spanishization" of websites and institutional procedures, and the withdrawal of funding from organizations such as the Obra Cultural Balear and Jóvenes de Mallorca por la Llengua (Youth of Mallorca for Language). MÉS per Palma also condemned the City Council's language policy. The party's spokesperson in the Palma City Council, Neus Truyol, criticized the implementation of policies that "weaken the presence of Catalan in the municipal administration."