The battle for the language has returned to the forefront in the Valencian Country with the PP government with the support of Vox, but also in the municipal government of the capital city, where the mayor María José Catalá has waged a war against Catalan and the toponym of her city. The first year of her term already announced that she wanted to Castilianize València and its toponym to include a bilingual designation with Valencia in Spanish and a secessionist Valencian version, Valéncia, with the endorsement of Vox and anti-Catalanist groups; last July the City Council approved it, sending the proposal to the Valencian government; and this Friday the Valencian Academy of Language (AVL) has issued a harsh report in which it rejects the change, as reported by Levante and confirmed by ARA.

The battle over language has resurfaced in the Valencian Community under the PP government, supported by Vox, but also in the city council of the capital, where Mayor María José Catalá has launched a campaign against the Catalan language and the city's name. This marks the first year of her term. He already announced that he wanted to Castilianize Valencia and its toponym to include a bilingual name with Valencia in Castilian Spanish and a secessionist Valencian version, Valencia, with the support of Vox and anti-Catalan groups; and in July of last year the City Council He approved it and sent the proposal to the Valencian government.But this Friday the Valencian Language Academy (AVL) issued a harsh report rejecting the change, as has been reported. Levant And the ARA has confirmed it.

The president of the Valencian Academy of Language (AVL), Verónica Cantó, denounced this Friday that Valencian and the institution itself are experiencing "one of the most critical moments" in their "recent history" and, therefore, calls on society as a whole "not to internalize or normalize hate speech, but to combat it." She said this in a forceful speech during the opening of the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Spanish government will rescue the Valencian Academy of Language (AVL) and offset part of the 25% reduction in the institution's funding agreed upon by the Popular Party and Vox. This was announced this Thursday by the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities and Secretary General of the PSPV (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Diana Morant, at an event organized in Valencia by the Forum Europa Tribuna Mediterrània.

More than 300 writers, such as Manel Baixauli, Martí Domínguez, Ferran Torrent, Mercedes Clemente and Rafa Lahuerta They sign a manifesto rejecting the politicization of the language, as in the case of change of nomenclature from Valencia to Valencia/ValenciaThe text also expresses support for the Valencian Academy of Language (AVL) as the sole regulatory body.