US EditionFinland Refuses to Support the Officiality of Catalan in the EU in the Face of "Legal" Doubts and the Government Already Values "Calling for the Postponement of the Vote"
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Austria and Hungary also have doubts about this issue and Denmark, although in favour, agrees that it is not yet time to vote.
Finnish minister says the “concerns” about the legal and financial implications of the measure still persist
Seven member states have requested the issue be withdrawn due to legal and economic concerns.
The government of Pedro Sánchez faces a new rodapalo in its strategy to obtain the official recognition of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the European institutions, a demand of Carles Puigdemont to continue supporting the socialist executive. Finland has refused to support this proposal as said by the Finnish Minister for European Affairs, Joakim Strand, who has hoped not to have to vote on this issue on Tuesday considering that the issue is no…
Several Member States such as Sweden, Finland or Austria have expressed doubts about the inclusion of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU's language regulation, as requested by Spain, and have hoped that it will not finally be put to the vote during this Tuesday's General Affairs Council. The matter appears as a point of adoption despite the fact that, according to diplomatic sources to Europe Press, legal doubts persist in the Council's lega…
The government could at the last moment withdraw the vote on the officiality of Catalan in the EU in order to save itself a shameful defeat.
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