Basque Government

Departments – Culture and Linguistic Politics

Functions and areas of activity

The Department of Culture and Language Policy has the following functions and areas of action:

  1. Linguistic politic.
  2. Promotion of Basque.
  3. Cultural heritage.
  4. Management and protection of the Artistic Historical Heritage; museums, libraries and archives.
  5. Artistic and cultural activities and their promotion and dissemination.
  6. Promotion of physical activity.
  7. Sports.
  8. social media; concession of stations and allocation of frequencies.
  9. Direct, in accordance with the laws and regulations, the public sector entities are attached or dependent on the department.
  10. Other faculties are attributed to it by laws and regulations.


The autonomous organizations “Helduen Alfabetatze eta Berreuskalduntzerako Erakundea / Institute for Adult Literacy and Reeuskaldunization (HABE)”, and “Library of Euskadi” are attached to this department; the public entities of private law «Euskal Irrati Telebista / Radio Televisión Vasca (EITB)» and the «Etxepare Euskal Institutua / Basque Institute»; the public company «Euskadiko Orkestra, S.A. / Euskadi Orchestra, S.A.»; and the public sector foundations “Fundación Basque Team Fundazioa” and “Fundación Joven Orquesta de Euskal Herria-Euskal Herriko Gazte Orkestra Fundazioa”.