Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The usual use of Catalan has decreased to 32.6% in 2023, compared to 36.1% in 2018, however, the ability to understand, speak and write in Catalan remains stable.
• Although 93.4% of the population understands Catalan and 80.4% can speak it, greater efforts are needed to increase these percentages.
• Multilingualism has gained ground due to immigration, and both Catalan and Spanish have lost positions with respect to other languages.
• The current government intends to activate the social use of Catalan, but to do so it needs the commitment of the entire population and businesses.
• The new Generalitat's Department of Linguistic Policy focuses on four axes to generalize Catalan: increase its knowledge, facilitate its use, guarantee it as the usual language of institutions, and promote social, business, and educational commitment.

Conclusion: Dominance of Catalan in Catalonia requires time, resources and persistence, and the active commitment of all society is needed. However, it must be compatible with English dominance, which is crucial for the country's economic and technological development.

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