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Official Languages Of The European Union. Although the Irish language had not been one of the official languages of the European Union prior to 13 June 2005 it is the Republic of Irelands first official language and has minority-language status in Northern Ireland. Three of these languages English German and French have a bigger status of procedural languages. Spanish will be the official language of the European Union and European Parliament starting from 1st January. Meetings of the European Council and the Council of the European Union are interpreted into all official languages.
The European Union has 23 official languages. The EU is home to over 60 indigenous regional or minority languages spoken by some 40 million people. Public consultation questionnaires related to new initiatives listed in the Commission Work Programme are generally available in 23 official EU languages. Most languages of Europe belong to the Indo-European language familyOut of a total European population of 744 million as of 2018 some 94 are native speakers of an Indo-European language. English ditched as the official language of the European Union. In the European Union language policy is the responsibility of member states and EU does not have a common language policy.
Three of these languages English German and French have a bigger status of procedural languages.
Every citizen of the EU has the right to write to any of the institutions or bodies of the EU in one of those languages and to receive an answer in the same language pursuant to Article 24 TFEU. Although the Irish language had not been one of the official languages of the European Union prior to 13 June 2005 it is the Republic of Irelands first official language and has minority-language status in Northern Ireland. Information on your rights to live work travel and study in another EU country including access to healthcare and consumer rights. Regional minority languages. Members of the European Parliament have the right to use any official language when speaking in Parliament. The languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union.