Note 9 may 2017

On 9 may 2017 has held the fourth meeting of the Official Languages in the AGE under the chairmanship of the secretary of State for territorial administrations, Roberto Bermúdez de Castro.

Momentum of the council of the official languages of the AGE

Bermúdez de Castro has expressed to the representatives of ministerial departments to the government's willingness to foster the functioning of this body, now attached together to the office for the official languages to the secretariat of State for territorial administrations, which had not met since 2010.

The meeting today marks alone - you said the secretary of State Action in the beginning of a new stage of momentum to the Official Languages, to enhance and guarantee the exercise of the linguistic rights of citizens in their relationship with the General state administration.

In recent years, in addition, it had adopted different laws that introduce regulatory developments in the area of official languages and requiring further action and follow-up to the council, as are the laws of transparency, action and the foreign service of the state, treaties and other international agreements or the common administrative procedure.

Commitments of the Council

The Council has established at its meeting today, to meet the following commitments:

  • Complete and achieve full accessibility in co-official web sites of ministerial departments and agencies of the General state administration.
  • Preparation and presentation on 1 august 5th Report, which will run 2014-2016, on the implementation of the european charter for regional and/or minority languages of the council of europe.
  • Tasked office for the official languages in the AGE to draw up a report on the degree of implementation of the use of the co-official in the General state administration and its agencies operating in or linked, to be submitted at the next council meeting.