Karmelo Landa
21-09-2024, BERRIA.
Abstract:
Summer is coming to an end, and in this article Karmelo Landa reviews the main political events in the Basque Country, and also in Catalonia.
In the Basque Autonomous Community, the summer began with the formation of a new government after the elections. A government presided over by the PNV, in alliance with the Basque-Spanish Socialists. Everything continues...
Most of the Corsican nationalist parties have long been seeking an autonomy statute for the island. Except for the most radical independentists, who are not satisfied with a statute, the autonomy statute would be an important step for the autonomist nationalists as well as for another sector of independentism, because it could channel the main historical demands of the...
Kike Amonarriz
7-9-2024, BERRIA.
Abstract:
In this article, Basque sociolinguist Kike Amonarriz comments on Joan M. Serra's book “L'us parlat del català en un tombant decisiu” (“The social use of Catalan at a decisive turning point”).
Various factors have led to an almost general decline in the use of Catalan in recent years. Despite still being the most widely spoken language of a...
The relations of love and hate between countries are reflected in the admiration or rejection that certain political figures tend to acquire outside their borders. For example, President Vladimir Putin is viewed with respect in Belarus, where he is a friend and ally of the People of Russia. In Ukraine, on the other hand, he represents old Russian imperialism...