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tuesday 07 january 2025
Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. 
One in four Castilian speakers feels discriminated against when measures are taken in favor of the Basque country.
Gaztaren azalpenak: Euskara erabili nahi izateagatik askotan diskriminatuta sentitu direnak %4; noizean behin %9; diskriminatuta sentitu ez direnak (euskara jakin edo ez) %75; euskara ez jakiteagatik noizean behin diskriminatuta sentitu direnak %8; askotan %3; eta erantzun ez dutenak %2.
The exact statement is as follows: “The measures in favor of the Basque Country discriminate against the Castilian speaking people.” As shown in the graph below, 26% agree with this statement altogether or quite a lot; 61% are against or totally; 7% are not against or in favor; and the rest do not know what to answer.
The second sentence reads: “Here the rights of the Basques are violated” and the citizenship replied: 29% fully or quite agree; 56% is sufficient or totally against; 7% are neither against nor in favour; and the rest do not know what to answer.
The Vice-Ministry of Linguistic Policy of the Basque Government has asked the citizens of the CAV about their attitudes and opinions about the Basque Country. Euskera Results: Attitudes and opinions can be found in research work www.euskadi.eus. Among other issues, the public has been asked about the promotion of the Basque language, language rights, the world of work, the Euskera-Spanish-English threesome and the importance of the Basque language.
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