The Spanish central Government decided to raise the tone in its fight to get Catalan, Basque, and Galician to become official languages of the European Union. The Spanish position is clear: it will not be possible to accept the inclusion of additional languages in the EU's linguistic regulation as a result of the entry of new member states, while its petition is not approved.
This decision comes in the context of a broader struggle over the recognition of Spain's co-official languages at the European level. The Spanish executive wants to ensure that these three languages obtain official status in the EU before any other language from new candidate countries is added to the list of official languages of the Union.
The Government thus warns the European Union that it will use its position to block any linguistic expansion that does not simultaneously include Catalan, Basque, and Galician. This stance represents a hardening of the Spanish strategy in negotiations with European institutions on this issue.
