The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has reiterated in the Senate his "personal commitment" for Catalan, Galician and Basque to obtain the status of official languages in the European Union. He has stressed that this official status will arrive in the near future, although he has admitted that he cannot yet specify the exact date.
During his intervention before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Upper House, Albares has explained that "all States have to join the unity, the other 26 have already told me that they are not going to veto it, that they simply need more time", making it clear that, according to his version, no community partner intends to block the initiative.
The debate has taken place after the spokesperson for Junts in the Senate, Eduard Pujol, reminded him of the "commitment" of the Government with his party to achieve that Catalan be recognized as an official language in the European Union (EU). Pujol has remarked that "sovereigntist Catalanism has already delivered, and the Spanish State, which boasts of being so important in Europe, let's see if it shows".
Following these words, the Foreign Minister has once again emphasized his "personal commitment" to the official status of Catalan, Galician, and Basque in European institutions and has asked the PP to "stop sabotaging it" in Brussels, demanding that it join the consensus to complete the process.
Albares has concluded his intervention with a defense of the co-official languages, emphasizing that "I don't speak Catalan, nor Basque, nor Galician either, but they are my languages, because they are the languages of my compatriots. And truly, there is no dishonor in supporting the co-official languages."