The Institut d’Estudis Eivissencs (IEE) has sent a formal letter to the mayor of Ibiza, Rafael Triguero, in which it expresses its concern over what it considers a repeated failure to comply with the City Council’s Linguistic Normalization Regulations and the Balearic Islands Linguistic Normalization Law. According to the entity, in various public communications -both written and oral- the Consistory and several councilors of the government team do not use Catalan, leaving it aside in favor of other languages.
In the letter, signed by the Executive Committee of the IEE, it is pointed out that this situation has been observed “for some time” and that it affects different municipal departments. The entity recalls that the current regulation is mandatory for all areas of the City Council and for all its staff, establishing the use of Catalan as the usual and preferential language in institutional communications.
Call for legal compliance and commitment to own language
The Institut stresses to the mayor that he has both a legal duty and a moral obligation to ensure that Catalan, “Ibiza’s own language”, is used in all public communications, be they press releases, speeches, institutional announcements or administrative documents. Furthermore, he urges the Consistory not only to use it, but also to encourage its use and promote its presence among the citizens.
The text stresses that language is a fundamental element of local identity and that public institutions play a key role in its protection and revitalization.
