Unión Europea y lenguaje inclusivo: la guía italiana y española de la Secretaría General del Consejo

Inclusive language policies are seen as balancing instruments to counteract the loss of power that the social scheme gives to the role of women in terms of equality. They also avoid reflecting the discriminatory uses of language by the social group, which produce standardised stereotypes that help to widen the gap. In this respect, the guidelines on inclusive language and the equality plans are in favour of the development of social and linguistic strategies to achieve a more controlled use of social concepts structured by the human group. This article will outline a reflection on the current regulations on inclusive policies in the European framework, focusing the focal point on Spain and Italy with examples taken from the legislation. Subsequently, the gender in both languages will be analysed in relation to their grammatical and syntactic schemes. Finally, the European guide Inclusive Communication in the General Secretariat of the Council will be analysed, both in its Spanish and Italian versions, in order to discover what the linguistic recommendations are for both countries and thus be able to compare the most critical aspects in the writing of both languages.