The Proposta per les Illes (el Pi) party today proposed the creation of a language exchange programme to promote and the Catalan language among the foreign resident community in the Balearics.
This initiative was presented by Pi spokesperson Xisca Mora, who said that it is time that the Catalan language should be promoted among foreigners.
“They must learn that we speak Catalan on the islands, and I am sure that many will want to take the step and learn,” she said.
According to Mora, the Council of Mallorca has the powers and the obligation to promote the culture and language of the Balearics.
Carles Cabrera, Pi’s candidate for mayor of Palma and a philologist by profession backed the proposal.
“We need to give Catalan a boost. The city’s own language is less and less spoken, and we need to give it a boost from the institutions.”
El Pi’s motion calls for the creation of a language exchange bureau and the provision of all the necessary support material and guides for the development of the programme.
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Humphrey Carter once again with his totally inaccurate reporting and ridiculous headline. Jeez!
Is this for REAL....? wat happened to CHOICE...!!! ...first Property Ban, then only SO many People/Turiistes can come..limited number..NOW THIS...FOR GODS SAKE...!!! WHAT NEXT....!!!!
MDB at it again. So nobody said it was an obligation to learn Catalan. Poor headline and very misleading. It's nice that they are proud of there language but it's pointless in the real world and holds generations of kids back.
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What a ridiculous headline. No one said anything about 'having to learn' Catalan.
Trust a journalist to go for the catchy provocative but totally incorrect headline. As far as I am aware there is no mention of compulsion from El Pi. This is more of a dog whistle to their full on Mallorquin nationalist supporters - look how we are promoting OUR language ( with the elections coming up) Personally I have no problem with trying to promote and preserve Mallorquin . However if the time ever came when Mallorca went independent then they would have every right to make it compulsory. That's when the grand exodus would begin.