Could English Be Ousted as an EU Official Language?

  

By Marney Carmichael

 

Language is bound to countries, culture and heritage.

Now that the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union, the debate about English as the de facto official language of Europe is likely on the mind of many.

One senior EU lawmaker has suggested that English will be removed from the list of the EU’s official languages, despite the fact that it is the language most often heard in the corridors of European institutions.

Danuta Hübner, head of the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee, told a news conference on Monday:

“Every EU country has the right to notify one official language. The Irish have Gaelic and the Maltese have notified Maltese, so you only have the UK notifying English. 

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Source: euronews.