Catalan, Galician, and Basque audiovisual sector 'needs protection', says Esquerra

<p>Part of the audiovisual sector "produces and sells its content in Catalan, Galician, and Basque and needs protection," says Esquerra's congressional spokesperson Gabriel Rufián.</p> <p>"We find the trouble [the Spanish government] has had to understand this to be dramatic."</p> <p>Spain's 2022 budget is set to be passed in Congress after the Catalan pro-independence party Esquerra confirmed its support on Tuesday, following a deal with the ruling Socialists.</p> <p>The Spanish government has agreed to introduce a <strong>6% quota</strong> for Catalan, Basque, and Galician language programming on streaming platforms such as <strong>Netflix</strong>, as well as financial aid to protect the languages.</p> / ACN

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First published: November 23, 2021 06:15 PM