Spain makes official the use of three minority languages, Catalan, Basque and Galician

Spain makes official the use of three minority languages, Catalan, Basque and Galician

Spain's national parliament in Madrid allowed the use of three minority languages on Tuesday after a concession to Catalan separatists from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Madrid has also called for the languages — Catalan, Basque, and Galician — to become official EU languages, meeting with objections from some other member states.

The Spanish parliament approved the use of Catalan, Basque and Galician in all its working sessions on Tuesday, while debates continue to rage at the European level.