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4Translation
Connections Volume 6
No. 2 February 27, 2004
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Greetings from 4Translation, |
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Welcome to
this issue of the 4Translation Connections
newsletter. We are pleased to enter our 6th
year of the Connections Newsletter and
appreciate the opportunity over the past 5
years to be of service to our clients. |
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EU Adds Member Countries May 1, 2004 |
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The European
Union (EU) will
have up to
20 different languages as it prepares to add
countries to the existing 15-member union.
The EU is
currently negotiating with 13 states -
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Turkey - over their prospective entry into
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After enlargement
on May 1, 2004, the EU is expected to have twenty official languages (EU languages).
New EU languages - The new
official languages of the European Union:
The nine (9) new official languages are:
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Czech
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Estonian
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Hungarian
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Lithuanian
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Latvian
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Maltese
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Polish
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Slovene
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Slovak
EU languages - existing official
languages of the European Union:
There are currently eleven (11) official
languages (EU languages) of the European
Union in number:
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Danish
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Dutch
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English
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Finnish
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French
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German
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Greek
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Italian
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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Swedish
Irish
(Gaelic) is regarded as an official language
where primary legislation is concerned. |
Milestones on the road to European
Integration (Source:http://www.eurunion.org)
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December 10-11, 1999
European Council meeting in Helsinki
decides to open accession negotiations
with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Romania, and the Slovak Republic and to
recognize Turkey as a candidate country. |
June 23, 2000
A new partnership agreement (2000-2020)
between the EU and the ACP countries is
signed in Cotonou, Benin. |
December 7 – 11, 2000
European Council agrees on Treaty of
Nice (to be ratified by all member
states). EU leaders formally proclaim
the Charter of Fundamental Rights
of the European Union. |
January 1, 2001
Greece joins the euro area.
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February 26, 2001
Regulation adopted establishing the
Rapid Reaction Force. |
January – February 2002
The euro becomes legal tender and
permanently replaces national currencies
in EMU countries.
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December 12 – 13, 2002
Copenhagen European Council declares
that Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia
will become EU members by May 1, 2004. |
February 1, 2003
The Treaty of Nice enters into force. |
April 16, 2003
Treaty of Accession (2003) is signed in
Athens. |
May 1, 2004
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia
become EU member states. |
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4Translation Supports New EU Member
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Manager for more information regarding
our languages services for the new
target languages to be included in the
European Union. |
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About
4Translation, Inc. |
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4Translation, Inc. was
founded in 1998 to provide a full range of
language services for international
business. Working with professional
translators and translation agencies,
4Translation delivers publication quality
language services for corporations
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