[EDLING:2238] Bulgarian, Romanian and Irish join the EU family

[Francis M. Hult]

European Parliament

Bulgarian, Romanian and Irish join the EU family

"United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union and this is never more 
evident in the languages it embraces. This year sees the number of official 
languages in the Union rise to 23 with the arrival of Bulgaria and Romania as 
well as the adoption of Irish. This reflects the cultural heritage of Europe 
and the principle that all EU citizens have access to documents and information 
in their own languages. It also means that debates in the Parliament will be 
heard in these languages.

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