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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8255

15 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/spain
Bask language reintroduced into official institutions in Navarre and Basque country

Brussels, 15/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Navarre's Superior Court has just cancelled the regional government's decree, which guaranteed the status of Spanish as the official language. According to the Court, this legislation, which entered into force in February 2001 went against the obligation of Spanish autonomous authorities to guarantee a second language (which is the case in Navarre and the Basque country) and bi-lingualism in their institutions. This news was warmly welcomed by the...

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