Overview

• Researchers Iñaki Iurrebaso and Garikoitz Goikoetxea present an updated analysis arguing Basque faces long‑term weakening without measures to improve speaker competence, while noting strong attachment sustains use among proficient speakers.
• Zetak’s Mitoaroa II staged three shows at Illunbe in Donostia, with Pello Reparaz citing 40,000 people over the weekend, reinforcing Euskara’s mass‑audience visibility ahead of a planned third chapter next year.
• ETB1 has launched the Basque‑language series Dagoenean bon‑bon, hosted by Armintz Gorrotxategi, with weekly episodes on Wednesdays at 22:15 and a positive reception to the premiere.
• Gasteiz will host the second Gasteiz Euskararen Hiria on September 13 with 13 activities from 11:00 to 01:00 across city squares, and Basauri’s Bizi Kirola Euskaraz sports day follows on September 14 with 17 clubs and activities in Euskara for children aged six and up.
• Etxepare Euskal Institutua and Malandain Ballet Biarritz have formed a cooperation that brings eight Basque companies to Biarritz’s Maitaldia festival, while the Sormen Beka DA! grant remains open until September 21 to fund a €15,000 Basque‑language comic project.