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EU states reluctant to add Catalan as official language
- Spain's request for Catalan, Basque, and Galician to become official EU languages is met with opposition from member states who fear it will set a precedent for other regional languages.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pushed for this request in response to pressure from Catalan separatists, who he relied on for support after failing to win the July elections.
- The EU, currently having 24 official languages, is concerned about the legal, administrative, and budgetary implications of adding new languages.
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The EU headache began when Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez failed to win a victory in the elections held in July and now needs the support of Catalan separatists to stay in power while they demand recognition of the speeches. Spain has used its EU presidency to put the issue on the agenda of a European ministerial meeting held in Brussels on Tuesday.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
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C 20%
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