Basque society is politically pluralistic – and a stage of conflict over its political status – as well as culturally diverse, and also engages in an ongoing debate on the role to be attributed to the Basque language and culture in relation to the culture developed in Spanish. In this article, we look at the visions on the subject of citizenship education and human rights, developed by the main trade union organisations and Basque policies, as well as by some non-university teachers. Through in-depth interviews with the former and discussion groups with the latter, we analyse the narrative generated around civic education as an indirect means of finding a response to three issues crucial to Basque social life: the concept of citizenship, the vision of the nation and the coexistence of cultures. We highlight a number of conclusions: (a) lack of political significance in relation to the national identity that the subject receives, with the exception of some Basque nationalist organisations; (b) the prominence of liberal moral discourse in all political and educational actors; (c) the widespread acceptance of cultural diversity as an enriching element, albeit with noticeable differences between teachers and organisations with regard to its educational consequences, and (d) the mistrust of Basque nationalism and a teacher sector towards a multiculturalist narrative that would mean the regression of the Basque language.