Brussels, 16/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 13 June, the "General Affairs" Council adopted without debate a regulation granting the Irish language, Gaelic, the status of a European Union official and working language as of 2007. This brings the number of official and working languages of the European institutions to 21. The whole of the acquis must now be translated into Gaelic.
The Council also adopted conclusions allowing European citizens to address the community institutions in a regional...