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I understood that each EU country can only declare one language to be an official EU language (to put a limit on the number of language combinations between whi
by gpvos 5y ago
I understood that each EU country can only declare one language to be an official EU language (to put a limit on the number of language combinations between which translations are needed). Because of this, there was some talk that English might be dropped as an official language when the UK left the EU, since Ireland puts forth Irish (Gaelic) as its official EU language. If so, since Finland can only propose one language, I suppose that will have been Finnish, not Swedish.
- midasuni 5y agoWhat does Malta have?
- gumby 5y agoMaltese, as the UK had already nominated English when Malta joined.
- sterlind 5y agoisn't there one canonical language of the EU which prevails in disputes between different translations of treaties? what will they change to, French I guess?
- Scoundreller 5y agoNot in Canada. Federal laws and trade agreements are in English and French and you don’t simply defer to one if there’s a disagreement. (And if you want to get off on a technicality, see if one version is more favourable to you, as the “feeling” of words can’t always be a 1:1 match).
- detaro 5y agoThat was a rumor. The European Council votes on official languages, and English remaining was not really in question, since it's an official language in member states and (one of) the major working language(s) of the EU.