It is proposed to reverse the current effect. The question of the knowledge of both languages would be general, “be able to, in a justified and objective way, to have been determined by the government.” In such cases, Basque knowledge would be appreciated as a merit.
Return legal security to the system, guarantee language rights in a planned framework and offer democratic legitimacy to the language profile model in the Basque public sector. Are the objectives you are looking for The reform of public employment law who registered on Tuesday eh Bildu in the Basque parliament. “We propose a new paradigm that provides legal certainty and adapts to the current sociolinguistic context, but at the same time enables intelligent and flexible management on the basis of the various social, organizational and human contexts,” says the coalition.
According to EH Bildu in a memorandum, the reform is increasing travel to a model in which linguistic requirements have been generalized” In access processesAt the same time the “flexibility that is needed to adapt to the various organizational and sociolinguistic realities”.
It would be “”Turn the current effect“In which the language requirements only apply to the places that have previously been determined by the public authorities. In the new model, the coalition adds, it would be started from the reverse principle:” The requirement of knowledge of both languages would be general, be able to excel, in a justified and objective way that is determined by the public authorities. In such cases, Basque knowledge would be appreciated as a merit. “
The general criteria in the selective processes for access to the Basque public function are therefore the requirement to prove sufficient knowledge of Basque and Spanish, both orally and written, depending on the tasks of each place. A principle that, EH Bildu, is already in other regional laws, such as Galicia, Catalonia or Valencia.
To do this, they propose “An intervention through a rule with the rank of the law“, because they consider that” a minimal reform through regulations will not be sufficient to protect the current system. “
Eh Bildu is of the opinion that there are objective conditions that support this change and offer the following data: according to the VII Sociolinguistic Survey, 75 % of the population surveyed supports the question of the knowledge of the two official languages in public administration. In addition, bilingual knowledge among the young population (from 0 to 29 years old) in 2021 in the CAV rose from 50 % from 50 % to 90 %.
“We must offer a solution that can be made with a new consensus. If we succeed in agreeing a proposal from different sensitivities, we will send a positive signal to society and create the necessary conditions to open a new stage in the process of revitalizing Basque,” the coalition says.
“The qualitative jump cannot wait another two years”
In an interview with Naiz Irratia, EH Bildu spokesperson in the Basque Parliament, Otxandic PelloHe said that “the leap” that has Basque need “cannot wait another two years”, and has encouraged the parties to “reform” public labor legislation.
Otxandiano has therefore referred to the law
Source: EITB
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