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<div>Discrepancies in the PSOE on the model of
immersion in the Catalan school
The presidents of Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura defend that
Catalan parents can choose Spanish as a vehicular language
17 February 2018 Saturday 07:00 - 172 reads.
Discrepancies in the PSOE on the model of immersion in the Catalan
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The controversy over model of linguistic immersion in Catalan school
that has agitated Government with its intention to intervene via 155 has
provoked discrepancies in PSOE. While Federal Directorate and PSC
refuse that executive can use this constitutional precept to modify
linguistic model in teaching in Catalonia, three Socialist regional
presidents present on Saturday in Federal Committee — Aragon,
Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura — have shared need for Catalan
parents to choose ir children to receive classes with Spanish as a
vehicular language. Although only Aragonese president, Javier Lambán,
defends that state should intervene now to secure it.
"Castilian is being unfair and illegally abused by Generalitat of
Catalonia. is being postponed in Catalan school and this is
unacceptable. The state has to return to Catalonia, from which it has
long gone, if we want Catalonia in medium and long term is not a
insoluble problem, "he has defended Lambán in statements to journalists
at exit of Federal Committee.
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The PSOE does not support implementation of 155 to end linguistic
immersion in Catalonia
Sánchez defends his model: "A PSOE close to its militants is a PSOE
close to its voters"
In opinion of socialist president, intervention of State as of article
155 in Catalonia allows to enforce sentences that require that at least
25% of classes in Catalonia are taught in Castilian. "Restoring state in
Catalonia is that state exerts its powers in Catalonia as it exerts m
in whole of country, and that in Catalonia law is fulfilled. There is a
judgement of Constitutional Court that states that Castilian is a
vehicular language just like Catalan in Catalonia and re are sentences
of High Court of Justice of Catalonia that establish that at least 25%
of teaching has to be taught in Castilian, "The president of Aragon has
argued.
President Castellanomanchego, Emiliano García Page, shares " aim of
reflecting and protecting Castilian from Independentist Maw", although
he does not consider that Government should now intervene in model in
Catalonia. In his opinion, use of Spanish in whole of Spain must be
subject of a state pact.
That parents can choose language for teaching ir children is also shared
by president of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernandez Vara. That would be
"normal" anywhere with two official languages, he has considered. Now,
however, "This is not time to raise language barricades," or to use 155
for this issue. "Now it's time to add up," defended Fernandez Vara, and
an action like this "more than adding divides."
The PSOE has reiterated this Saturday that it does not believe that now
is time to open debate on model of linguistic immersion in Catalonia,
and less using for it 155. During closed-door replicas of Federal
committee, Pedro Sánchez insisted that article 155 should serve to
"recompose Catalan self-government, and for nothing more," according to
party's sources. Miquel Iceta, first secretary of PSC, supports PSOE's
position: "You cannot take advantage of implementation of 155 to change
language policy in Catalan schools", he said.
The Government, however, has not yet accurately raised what it would do
or how to increase teaching hours of Castilian language in Catalonia:
"We do not understand why government has raised this controversy when it
also has no idea how to apply it," has Complained Iceta before entering
Federal committee. Unlike Aragonese president, Iceta believes that "it
is not way or time to raise this issue."
The country has asked Iceta about President Lambán's position that
Spanish is "unjustly and illegally" in Catalonia: "I disagree", has been
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