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> which removes English as an official language there That's not true. The republic of Ireland and Malta (and possibly more) still have English as an official
by xamolxix 8y ago
> which removes English as an official language there
That's not true. The republic of Ireland and Malta (and possibly more) still have English as an official language.
- ForHackernews 8y agoActually neither of them has English as their "official" language in the EU because you only get to pick one, and they both want to promote native languages (Irish and Maltese) instead. Now there's a funny game of chicken to see if one of them will blink and switch to requesting English in the EU: https://www.politico.eu/article/english-will-not-be-an-official-eu-language-after-brexit-senior-mep/ https://www.politico.eu/article/english-will-not-be-an-offic... But as a matter of practicality, I'm sure English will continue to be used as a working language across European institutions.