Treaty on European Union
Under Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the Union "must respect the national identities of its Member States".*
"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
European Union will have nine new official languages
After enlargement, there will be nine new official languages, although
the European Union will have ten new member countries.
New member countries |
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 |
The European Union will be taking in nine new official languages (EU
languages).
European Union 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
The European Union respects the national identities of its Member States
The European Union respects the national identities of its Member States.
Article 2.11 of the Amsterdam Treaty made it possible for citizens of the
European Union to use their language in their dealings with the
institutions.*
* European Communities 1995-2003
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