EU enlargement - European Union prepares for Enlargement
The European Union prepares for enlargement: "In 2004 the European Union is set to expand and, along with the new Member States, will be taking in a substantial
number of new languages." (European Communities 1995-2003)
EU Enlargement - consequences
After EU enlargement, there will be ten new countries and nine new official languages.
New Member States |
New official languages |
Czech Republic |
Czech |
Estonia |
Estonian |
Cyprus |
Greek, Turkish are official languages; English is widely spoken |
Latvia |
Latvian |
Lithuania |
Lithuanian |
Hungary |
Ungarisch |
Malta |
Maltese |
Poland |
Polish |
Slovenia |
Slovene |
Slovakia |
Slovak |
After enlargement the EU will have around twenty official languages (EU
languages), including the new official languages.
EU enlargement and European translators for the new official languages
European translators for
English Czech translations
European translators for
English Estonian translations
European translators for
English Hungarian translations
European translators for
English Lithuanian translations
European translators for
English Maltese translations
European translators for
English Polish translations
European translators for
English Slovene translations
European translators for
English Slovak translations
Enlargement means that the new languages will be treated in the same way as the existing official languages
"To make sure that the EU's new citizens can understand EU legislation and other business, the new languages will be
treated in the same way as the existing official languages." (European Communities 1995-2003)
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