CHA will bring this Monday, October 19, to the Institutional and Statutory Development Commission of the Cortes de Aragón a Non-Legislative Proposition with which it intends that in 2027 a specific programming linked to the celebration of the European Day of Languages be promoted.
With this initiative, the Aragonese formation requests the Government of Aragón to acquire a real commitment to the dissemination of Spanish, Aragonese, and Catalan of Aragón through educational, cultural, and awareness-raising proposals aimed at the entire population.
The spokesperson for CHA in the Institutional and Statutory Development Commission, Mary Carmen Bozal, considers that "the linguistic diversity of Aragón cannot remain just a declaration of good intentions: it must be protected, promoted, and guaranteed that our own languages have a presence in society."
In this sense, CHA proposes that the Azcón Executive establish lines of collaboration with educational, cultural, and social entities to launch activities that promote the knowledge and learning of the languages of Aragón, with special attention to the younger population.
"Languages are part of our collective heritage. Not protecting them or promoting their knowledge means renouncing a part of our history and our identity as a people," she emphasized.
Awareness Campaigns and Compliance with European Commitments
The CHA proposal also includes the launching of awareness campaigns to reduce ignorance and promote respect for linguistic plurality, taking advantage of the European date to give greater visibility to the own languages of Aragón.
"It is not enough to recognize that we are a territory with a unique linguistic richness; public policies, resources, and concrete actions are needed. We want the European Day of Languages to be an opportunity to demonstrate that Aragón is willing to care for and transmit its linguistic heritage, rather than leaving it in the background," Bozal pointed out.
Likewise, CHA urges the Government of Aragón to adopt the necessary measures to implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and to address the recommendations made by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
"Respect for our languages is not a concession nor a secondary issue: it implies rights that public institutions must protect and international commitments that must be fulfilled," Bozal has stated.
Finally, CHA maintains that the vote next Monday should serve to take steps towards an active linguistic policy, which transforms the formal recognition of diversity into concrete actions that ensure the survival and future of the languages of Aragón.