At the present moment, the European Union has 24 official languages. This means that every discussion and document needs to be translated from one of these languages into every single other one. The current cost is approximately 1 billion euros a year.
If there was one official language, the translation would only be from one language into the 24, which would not only reduce the annual cost of translating, but would also facilitate in people communicating across the Union.
Opinion Poll: Should the European Union adopt one official language?
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Background: At the present moment, the European Union has 23 official languages, with Croatian becoming the 24th as of July this year. This means that every discussion and document needs to be translated from one of these languages into every single other one. The current cost is approximately 1 billion euros a year.
If there was one official language, the translation would only be from one language into the 23 [24], which would not only reduce the annual cost of translating, but would also facilitate in people communicating across the Union.
As for which language should be the official one, voice your views at our other post, located at: https://plus.google.com/u/1/108549873871553806005/posts/WLYG5rVKwoq
How to vote: Simply +1 the answer below that you agree with.
Polling closes Sunday May 5th at 12noon CET.