Ça colle au basque, Basque culture in the French-speaking world

´Ça colle au basque´ is our 2025-2028 initiative designed to connect contemporary Basque creation with a community of 321 million French speakers, to be carried out through a collaboration between institutional bodies, cultural organisations, and professional associations.

‘Ça colle au basque’ aims to promote Basque culture and elevate the Basque language by increasing its visibility and understanding in the French-speaking world through strategic partnerships and inter-institutional collaboration. It advocates for achieving this through dialogue with the languages, cultures, and identities that make up this community, staying true to its commitment to fostering a world where diversity is seen as a unifying force.

To this end, the Etxepare Basque Institute focuses on building, developing, and strengthening connections with organisations across various French-speaking regions, leveraging the international reach of this community. 

The initiative is also dedicated to raising awareness and enhancing the prestige of the Basque language by promoting its presence in academic circles, fostering new synergies between creators and universities, and highlighting the reality of Basque in the context of diglossia and its relationship with dominant languages.