> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # One Activist Files Dozens of Language Complaints in Barcelona - URL: https://barna.news/one-activist-files-dozens-of-language/ - Published: 2026-08-31T12:46:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-31T12:46:37.000Z - Author: Laia Serra - Tags: politics One activist has filed complaints against 76 businesses in Barcelona for displaying signs in Spanish, triggering a wave of political debate and institutional responses. The individual, identified as Miquel Mola, submitted the reports under Catalonia’s linguistic regulations, which require commercial signage to include Catalan. The Barcelona City Council has not issued fines in these cases. Instead, the Municipal Consumer Information Office (OMIC) sent letters to the businesses reminding them of their obligations under current language rules and consumer rights. The council stated it currently “prioritizes awareness and information actions prior to any inspection.” As a result, the reported establishments have not been included in any specific inspection campaign for now. Mola escalated his complaint to the \*Sindic de Greuges\* (Ombudsman), who requested clarification from the city. The Ombudsman confirmed that “[no inspections](https://barna.news/barcelona-admits-no-inspections-or-fines-for-language-law-breaches/) have been carried out, nor have sanctioning procedures been initiated” regarding the 76 cases. The body noted that the council had provided a detailed account of its actions and planned measures to reinforce Catalan in commerce and consumer services, and therefore concluded its involvement in the matter. --- ## Wider Campaign Across Catalonia Mola has also filed complaints beyond Barcelona. He recently reported the restaurant chain La Tagliatella to the Catalan Consumer Agency (ACC) over a sign reading 'We open every day' in Spanish. Ten businesses in Ripollet were similarly reported last week. Additional complaints have been lodged against municipal authorities in Tarragona, El Creixell, La Llagosta, Rubí, Vila-seca, El Vendrell, Vielha, La Granja d'Escarp, Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, and Mórá la Nova. Mola has also requested commercial and linguistic inspection plans from the councils of Coma-ruga, Sant Francesc, and El Francàs. > “We know that there is a team working on this issue through a well-known independence platform. It is a campaign led by shadow politicians, and the complaints filed by the same person number in the hundreds.” A constitutionalist leader from a civic entity, speaking to El Confidencial, suggested the complaints are part of a coordinated political effort, though did not name Mola directly. --- ## Political Backlash and Legal Context The case has drawn sharp criticism from pro-independence figures. Junts deputy Francesc d'Assís Dalmases accused the Barcelona council, led by Mayor Jaume Collboni, of failing to enforce the law. “There are 76 businesses that absolutely despise the Catalan language in Barcelona… and the Collboni City Council responds that it does not intend to do anything,” he said. Dalmases referenced the National Pact for Language signed by the Salvador Illa government, ERC, and the \*comuns\*, which Junts did not join. He accused the signatories of enabling a policy that undermines Catalan. Meanwhile, Albert Donaire, former spokesperson for \*Mossos per la Independència\* and linked to \*Aliança Catalana\*, described the Barcelona council as “the government of the settlers, the government of the Catalanicides,” using a term implying cultural erasure. The controversy unfolds as the Supreme Court has recently ordered the \*Generalitat\* to label public schools and institutes in Spanish, siding with the Assembly for a Bilingual School. The ruling reinforces existing legal requirements for bilingual education, contrasting with the selective enforcement demanded in commercial signage cases. --- *Reported by elconfidencial.com, El Confidencial.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Barcelona Council Admits No Sanctions for Catalan Language Breaches](https://barna.news/barcelona-council-admits-no-sanctions/) - [Puigdemont awaits court ruling before return to Catalonia](https://barna.news/puigdemont-awaits-court-ruling-before/) - [Catalan Government Boosts Jobs with Language and Training Schemes](https://barna.news/catalan-government-boosts-jobs-with/) - [Junts claims alternative to Illa after two years](https://barna.news/junts-claims-alternative-to-illa-after/)