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Edurne Alegria and Jonjo Agirre 24-04-2026, ZUZEU. Abstract: In this article, the authors refute certain arguments put forward in an opinion piece in the BERRIA newspaper, written by Maitane Arnoso and Leire Amenabar For example, the authors point out that no one ever questions the need for immigrants to learn Spanish when they move to Spain or come to the Basque Country; however,...

Ane Ablanedo 18-03-2026, ARGIA. Abstract: One of the school’s main functions is to help its pupils integrate into a specific national community, as Ane Ablanedo explains in this article. Ikastolas are the only schools operating across the whole of the Basque Country, as they extend throughout the whole Basque nation, transcending artificial administrative boundaries. The Spanish education system now allows teaching in the Basque...

Cira Crespo 15-03-2026, BERRIA. Abstract: In this article, historian Cira Crespo discusses the evolution of the Irish language over the last 100 years. The pioneers of Irish independence (De Valera, O'Ceallaigh, etc.), for example, attached great importance to their own language. De Valera said: ‘If I were forced to choose between the freedom of my homeland without a language, or an Ireland...