The Official Status of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU Remains Blocked After a Year without Progress

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The Spanish Government’s aspiration to make Catalan, Basque and Galician official languages of the European Union continues without significant progress. Almost a year after the last formal debate on the issue at the EU General Affairs Council, the initiative remains stalled by the lack of consensus among the Member States. Spain last managed to bring the matter to the European Ministers’ table in July 2025. Since then, and despite diplomatic ef…

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The official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the European Union has reached one year at a standstill.The proposal that the Government of Pedro Sánchez last brought to the General Affairs Council in July 2025 has not been included on the agenda again, and the six-month Cypriot presidency will conclude without Spain having requested its debate at any of the ministers' meetings.One year without formal debate: Cyprus closes its presidency …