The Council also believes that in order to develop the Basque law it will be necessary to apply other rules and criteria: "Flexibility and progressivity will have to be applied, but the establishment of the official system and taking into account the legal consequences of it must be the centrepiece of the new law of change".

In the context of the days of the Law for the Guarantee of Linguistic Rights, the Council has presented the new law that would be necessary for Navarre. The first of the days was the intervention of Roldán Jimeno, one of the participants. Since the New Jurisdiction of 1973, a description of the process of amending the Law of 2017 has been made. The challenge of this legislature is to change the Law of Vascuence and Foral Amejoramiento, as they interact with each other.

Iñigo Urrutia then referred to the legal framework with which the sitting was held. The president said that, so far, there has been a repression of the regime in Libya. Assimilation has been forced and has recalled that a policy has been made against human rights, as it is about going against human rights. In his view, the extension of the office to the whole territory is in the hands of the Parliament of Navarre, which is not a limit. It is up to Parliament to implement European legislation.

Olatz Altuna, for his part, has taken a photograph of the socio-linguistic situation from the point of view of zoning. To highlight some data: in the last 25 years the percentage of Euskera in Navarre has increased; most of the current Euskaldunes are young and have studied in model D; in the mixed zone the largest number of Euskaldunes is located.

Speaking of the Valencian example

There have also been contributions from outside the Basque Country. Alfons Esteve pointed out that there is also zoning in the Law on the Use of the Valencian Language. In addition, he explained that, as in Navarre, the one there has hardly any ambition, it is not a law that seeks to normalise Valencian. He then referred to the positions held by the various Governments in this area. The lack of enforcement of the law itself (1995-2014) and what is now being experienced at the time of the change. He says there have been changes, but no courageous steps have yet been taken. Thus, he recalled that today it is possible that Valencian is not a subject if parents decide so. In addition to demanding a law that goes beyond zoning for the future, the law has advanced in the contents it must have: the purpose of humanizing society; making it a language for the use of administrations; training personnel in the two official languages; obligatory passive knowledge of one's own language; strengthening the socio-economic environment, culture. The law passed 35 years ago shows that it is not the right law to meet the objectives set by it, so it has raised the need for a new law that guarantees real linguistic equality.

Paul Bilbao explains the three paragraphs of the Council proposal: Why the new law, the New Law of the Basque Country in the center, the Citizenship in the center. It considers it important to move citizens to the centre. Laws affect citizens, therefore, the new law must put an end to the discrimination that currently exists between citizens. He pointed out that in recent months the Council has taken on board, through various dynamics, the difficulties and difficulties faced by Navarros in living in Euskera and the ways in which they propose to overcome them. For the elaboration of the New Law of the Basque Country, in addition to the experiences of the citizens, the Council has based itself on two documents: Protocol and Bases Proposed Law presented in 2000.

The Council considers that the new Law should be comprehensive. The Council therefore calls for a law affecting all areas: administration, education, the media, culture, socio-economic area... In addition, the Council stressed the importance of extending the official status to the whole of Navarre. On the one hand, the recognition of the same rights to all citizens, and on the other hand, the initiation of policies to comply with the legal consequences established by the official itself. He recalled that, then, other rules and policies for compliance and development of the Law will have to be put in place, where flexibility and progressivity will be applied. However, officialdom and taking into account its legal consequences will be the axes that the law must have for change.

Broad debate

Today’s day has been closed by a round table at the Euskalduna Palace. ELA representative Iván Giménez stressed that "citizenship must be taken into account, regardless of where they live". For ALS, the Basque country has to be an option and not a threat. The representative of LAB, Iñigo Orella, explained that it is not understood that citizenship is recognized as a different right and that this is unacceptable. The same rights must be recognized and guaranteed to all those ciudadanos.Los opposed to the Basque Country use the term equality to express uniformity.

The Basque technician of Gares, Koldo Colomo, has stated that since the creation of the law there have been unmoving political positions and that they have opted for autonomy municipal.Las ordinances are important to regulate the area of Euskera and give continuity to the actividad.Las ordinances depend on the will, they collect “can” in many articles, does not link the city council to do something and does not guarantee continuity. It happens in many villages. Iulen Urbiola, a technician of the Baztan City Hall, has pointed out that, to the extent that both are official in Basque and Spanish, both should have the same derechos.En their opinion, it should be said of obligation when talking about officialdom, because if not, it is a fraud.

This news has been published by the Council on its website.