What language is spoken at EU meetings?

The European Commission uses English, French as German as its working languages. In the European Parliament, documents are translated into other languages according to the needs of the MEPs. The EU citizens can contact the EU institutions using any of the official languages and receive a reply in the same language.

What is the official language of the European Union EU?

The EU has 24 official languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

Which languages are used in the European Parliament?

Languages used in the European Parliament

• Dutch, French, German, Italian: 1958.
• Danish, English: 1973.
• Greek: 1981.
• Portuguese, Spanish: 1986.
• Finnish, Swedish: 1995.
• Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovene: 2004.
• Bulgarian, Irish, Romanian: 2007.
• Croatian: 2013.

Is English the official language of the EU?

The EU has 24 official languages, of which three (English, French and German) have the higher status of “procedural” languages of the European Commission (whereas the European Parliament accepts all official languages as working languages). The EU asserts that it is in favour of linguistic diversity.

How many official languages are in Europe?

24 official languages
The EU has 24 official languages, of which three (English, French and German) have the higher status of “procedural” languages of the European Commission (whereas the European Parliament accepts all official languages as working languages).

Is English still official language of EU?

Why is English the official language?

Most countries with English as an official language were British territories. As the British Empire began colonizing and expanding power in the 17th century, it brought the English language around the world. English was used in the colonies and native people were often forced to learn the language.

What is the main purpose of the European Union?

The aims of the European Union within its borders are: promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens. offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders, while also taking appropriate measures at its external borders to regulate asylum and immigration and prevent and combat crime.