The Obra Cultural Balearic presents a request
The Obra Cultural Balearic has presented a request for the inclusion of an item on the agenda of the next extraordinary session of the Social Council of the Catalan Language, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 21. This request has been registered by the organization with the aim of having the Social Council pronounce on various issues related to the status of the Catalan language.
The importance of including items on the agenda
According to the Balearic Cultural Work, it is important that the Social Council of the Catalan Language pronounces itself on issues such as the linguistic segregation plan, the elimination of Catalan in healthcare and other regressive measures in linguistic matters that have been adopted in the first eight months of the legislature. This inclusion would make it possible to debate and evaluate the language policies adopted by the institutions of the Balearic Islands at the beginning of the 2023-2027 legislature.
The letter sent by the OCB
Antoni Llabrés, president of the Balearic Cultural Work, has sent a letter to the President of the Government, in her capacity as president of the Social Council of the Catalan Language. In this letter, Llabrés expresses his concern over the fact that the Permanent Committee has not been previously convened and that it has not been possible to intervene in the preparation of the proposed agenda for the session. In this sense, the OCB requests the inclusion of a new item on the agenda to evaluate the language policies adopted.
The previous application of the OCB
It should be remembered that the Obra Cultural Balearic already submitted a request for an extraordinary meeting of the Social Council to deal with this same point. Specifically, the evaluation of the ‘Plan for the free choice of language in the educational stages’ was requested. So far, the entity has not received a response to this request.
conclusion
The Obra Cultural Balearic has presented a request for the inclusion of an item on the agenda of the next extraordinary session of the Social Council of the Catalan Language. The objective of this request is for the Social Council to pronounce on several issues related to the status of the Catalan language. It is important that the language policies adopted by the institutions of the Balearic Islands are discussed and evaluated at the beginning of the 2023-2027 legislature.
