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Key EU workers – interpreters – left on brink of survival during COVID
The lack of physical meetings during the COVID-19 lockdown has been devastating for nearly 1,200 freelance interpreters in the European institutions who struggle to make ends meet.
English will remain an official language of the EU
English will indeed stay an official language of the European Union when the UK leaves the bloc, according to the Commission’s Representation in Ireland, refuting the claims of a senior MEP.
Cyprus: Make Turkish an official EU language
Greek-Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has asked the Dutch EU Presidency to add Turkish to the bloc’s 24 official languages, in order to boost attempts to reach a reunification agreement on the Mediterranean island.
Irish to be given full official EU language status
Although it has been an official language of the EU since 2007, Irish will now be gradually upgraded to a full working language of the European institutions.
EU Parliament makes cuts to translation budget
The European Parliament has agreed to cut part of its translation service, in a bid to shave its budget by some €8.6 million per year.
Parliament struggles to recruit English-language interpreters
Thirty years on, Margaret Thatcher's education policies have created a shortage of skills in the EU institutions, which are struggling to recruit English-language interpreters and translators. The UK's House of Lords has called on the government to address Britain's "monoglot culture" by re-instating compulsory language classes in schools.