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Vox Threatens Provincial Support Over Plan to Sustain Valencia’s Language Academy

A €200,000 Diputación plan to execute AVL activities after regional cuts now tests the PP–Ens Uneix governing arithmetic.

Overview

  • Ens Uneix is finalizing a protocol for the Diputación de València to run and fund AVL projects in 2025–2026, with roughly €200,000 earmarked for initiatives like comic reprints, Escriptor de l’Any and school music and theatre programs.
  • Vox leader José María Llanos warned that his party may withdraw external backing from president Vicent Mompó’s administration if the collaboration proceeds, though talks between PP and Vox remain open.
  • PP sources frame the cooperation with the AVL as routine and say each partner manages its own areas, while Ens Uneix leads the technical design so support is executed directly rather than granted as a subsidy.
  • The AVL’s 2025 budget fell about 25% to €2.9 million and its operating line dropped roughly 94% to €50,000, forcing cancellations and pared-back payments for plenaries, boards and commissions.
  • Writers and cultural figures have escalated pressure with a manifesto submitted to regional institutions, growing to around 500 signatories and urging restoration of resources for the statutory language body.