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  Stefaan van der Jeught, Professor of EU Constitutional Law at  Vrije Universiteit Brussel , and a Press Officer at the  Court of Justice of the European Union , joins SlatorPod to talk about the complex relationship between language and law in the  EU . Stefaan outlines the historical evolution of EU language policy, from French-only founding treaties to the gradual inclusion of all member state languages. Despite formal equality, institutions largely define their own internal language regimes, leading to fragmented and often English-centric practices.  Stefaan’s book  EU Language Law , now in its second edition, examines these issues in depth. Updated with new case law, legislation, and developments in AI and governance, it includes a 10-point roadmap for reform. Stefaan advocates for greater transparency, legal protection of linguistic diversity, and a constitutional debate on the role of language in EU integration. AI, Stefaan believes, is a tool that ...

  Almost two years after the first formal petition, Spain once again pushed for its three co-official languages, Catalan, Basque, and Galician, to be added as official languages within the  European Union  (EU). On May 27, 2025, the EU postponed any decision on the matter for a second time. The first time the proposal was rejected was in September 2023, a little over a month after the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares,  requested  for the Council of the European Union to include the languages.  At the time, Spain presided over the EU government, which communicated that  it had discussed  the matter but needed more information, and deferred making a decision on whether to bring it to a vote. This time, with Poland in the presidency, the EU has once again postponed any decision on the matter after at least ten countries, including Finland, Italy, and Germany, threatened to reject the proposal if it was brought to a vote. Swede...