Thursday, January 29, 2004
More Translation Troubles in the New European Parliament
Via The Times of Malta:
Speaking to journalists taking part in an EP/EU seminar on the EP and enlargement, Mr Priestley said: "Our attempts to attract interpreters have proved significantly unsuccessful. We need short term, pragmatic solutions. This, however, does not call into question the status of Maltese as an official language...
"There is no magic wand. Everyone has to realize there is this problem. We cannot from day one provide full language cover in Maltese.
"We will not have the full teams in place for any of the languages of candidate countries as of May 1."
Meanwhile, here in America it has been a federal offense for any recipient of federal funds to be unable to provide a translation into Maltese (or any other foreign language) immediately upon demand, thanks to Clinton Executive Order 13166.
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