On Wednesday, the Council of the European Union will again debate the issue of the official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician raised by the Spanish government in August, although it is not expected to make a final decision. The brand new winner of the Ballon d'Or, Aitana Bonmatí, has appeared publicly in a video to take sides in relation to the recognition of Catalan as an official language in the EU.
The Barça player and also World Cup winner, has participated in Platform for Language's 'Say Yes' campaign to directly ask the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, to accept the request made by the Spanish government to recognize the Catalan as an official language of the EU.
In the video made public today by Plataforma per la Llengua, Aitana explains that Catalan is her language, that of Barça, and also the language with which many millions of Europeans feel represented, as well as that it is the 13th most spoken language worldwide. community.
Finland is one of the countries represented in the Council of the EU – the institution that must make the decision – that expressed doubts at the September meeting due to not having sufficient information to determine “all the consequences” of this recognition. This Wednesday the EU Council will debate the measure again, although it is not expected to make a final decision, given that the European Commission has not yet provided all the information requested last month to assess the impact of the measure. .
Likewise, in a thread on Twitter, the president of the entity, Òscar Escuder, called to maintain the pressure in favor of the official status of Catalan in the EU, and highlighted that now that the Spanish government will no longer be in office, it has even more strength than a few weeks ago compared to the rest of the Member States to achieve their acceptance.
In September, before the first meeting of the EU Council to debate the issue, the entity started the Say Yes campaign, aimed at European states so that they perceive the importance that this decision has for Catalans.
For three weeks, the entity has been publishing public photos of people showing a sign supporting the 'Say yes' campaign on social media every day. Among others, the journalists Jordi Basté, Elisenda Carod, Nerea Sanfélix and Marc Giró; the cooks Ada Parellada and Carme Ruscalleda; the singers Lildami, Julieta and Pancho from Zoo; and the actresses Emma Vilarasau, Mont Plans and Júlia Bonjoch.
