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Iñaki Aguirreazkuenaga, Xabier Iriondo Arana
Even though this article is intended to review the main decisions which have been recently taken in Europe, we will like to differentiate first between the European institutions implied, so as to situate the consequences they could bring into the Basque Language. We realise that people might be confused by the great number of institutions that work in what we know as Europe. In order to clarify the spectrum we will deal with those who have taken decisions on Lesser Used Languages. This will help to understand better the effects they can have on the Basque Language. First of all, we would like to mention that these institutions have different legal aims and only some of them are to be totally enforced in our legal system. The Agreements signed by the European Council and the Resolutions approved by the European Parliament, which in a first stage are usually just recommendations, are subjected to the requirements of the European Committee or the volition of the country involved. Therefore, we shall describe the main characteristics of each institution and the decisions they have taken on Lesser Used Languages.
Idatzi honen helburua azken urteotan Europan hartu diren erabaki garrantzitsuenen gerturatze bat egitea izanik, egokia iruditu zaigu lehenik gaiari buruz aritu diren Europar instituzioen artean desberdintze bat egitea, materialki euskararengan eduki ditzaketen eraginak beren tokian kokatzearren. Europa izenez ezagutzen dugun lurralde honetan lanean ari diren erakunde aniztasuna dela eta, hiritarrengan horrek sortzen duen nahasteaz kargu egiten gara. Hori dela eta, nahaste posible horiek argitzearren, hizkuntza gutxituei buruz erabakiak hartu dituzten instituzio nagusienen arteko desberdintze bat egitera goazkizue, horrela iturria argi izanik euskararen gain erabakiok eduki dezaketen eragina ere argituko delakoan. Aldez aurretik adierazi nahi genuke erakunde hauek onartutako xedapenak balio juridiko desberdina eduki dezaketela, eta lehen hurbilpen batetan esan dezakegu derrigortasun osoa gure barne ordenamendu juridikoan, batzuk besterik ez dutela. Europako Kontseiluaren hitzarmenak, zein Europako parlamentuak onartutako erresoluzioak, printzipioz deklarazio edo gomendio dira gehienetan, beraien eraginkortasuna Europako Komisioaren baldintzapean edo Estatu bakoitzaren borondatean daudelarik. Ikus ditzagun beraz hurbilagotik, erakunde bakoitzaren ezaugarri nagusiak eta hartutako erabakiak hizkuntza gutxituekiko.
