Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
EU language policy, languages, official languages, European Union
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
History
Abstract
The purpose of my research was to figure out the purpose of the European Union’s (EU) language policy. With twenty-three official languages representing the twenty-seven member-states of the EU comes a great deal of inefficiency. Lots of money is spent on the interpretation and translation and bills take much longer to be voted on because they all have to be translated into every language. With this in mind, I wondered why such a policy exists. I questioned why the union had not chosen one or two languages to use many years ago.
Recommended Citation
Long, Clinton Richard and Choate, Dr. Mark
(2013)
"Getting Langue Winded: How the European Union Language Policy Came to Be,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 309.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/309