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My understanding is that Luxembourgish is the only national language left that is not an official EU language (after Cyprus asked that Turkish be made an official EU language earlier this year). Do you think Luxembourgish should be made one of the official languages in the EU?
Yes, why not. Swedish and Danish, and Czech and Slovak, are official EU languages, and those are much more similar to eachothers than Luxembourgish is to Standard German.
The three official languages of Luxembourg are French, German and Luxembourgish. However, it seems that Luxembourgers flick easily from one language to the next and it doesn't bother them if Luxembourgish is not an EU official language. So why do people who are not Luxembourgers require it?
The three official languages of Luxembourg are French, German and Luxembourgish. However, it seems that Luxembourgers flick easily from one language to the next and it doesn't bother them if Luxembourgish is not an EU official language. So why do people who are not Luxembourgers require it?
Are people of Luxemberg really called Luxemburgers! I was joking really, I always imagined they would be referred to as something more like Luxembergese or the like :-)
My question is, if extremely closely related languages like Swedish and Danish, or Czech and Slovak, can be official, seperate EU languages, then why can't Luxembourgish?
Because Swedish, Danish, Czech, Slovak are national and official languages from different countries. You cannot ask Danish people using Swedish, or Czech peopel using Slovak, and vice versa, in an EU meeting, even if these languages are extremely closed each other.
It's not the case of Luxembourg where they recognize French and German as their national and official language, so their official language is already on the list of the EU official language.
It will be like that unless one date the Luxembourgers decide to require the EU to register Luxembourgish as an EU official language. However, it can add a considerable budget to cover the interpreter's fees for all EU meetings and translation' fees of all EU official documents, which is the last thing that the European people would need in this actual economic situation !
Wonder what does Jean-Claude Juncker think of that?
Yes, so it is. As people living in Hamburg (Germany) are called Hamburger, no kidding nor April fool !!!!
Well they do say you learn something new every day!
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