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Languages European Union, in 22 editions.
The entry for European Union published Languages in 22 editions of 22, from 2004 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 2004
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Languages” (2004 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2025 edition
Same as 2024- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish;
- note - only official languages are listed
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish;
- note - only official languages are listed;
- Irish (Gaelic) will become the twenty-first language on 1 January 2007
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed listed; Irish (Gaelic) will become the twenty-first language on 1 January 2007
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish;
- note - only official languages are listed;
- Irish (Gaelic) will become the 21st language on 1 January 2007
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed; Irish (Gaelic) will become the twenty-first 21st language on 1 January 2007
- Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish;
- note - only official languages are listed
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed; Irish (Gaelic) will become the 21st language on 1 January 2007 listed
- Bulgarian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- Gaelic,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007)
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - Swedish
note: only official languages are listed listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007)
The same text in 4 editions, 2009 to 2012.
- Bulgarian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- Gaelic,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007)
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note:
only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007)
- Bulgarian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- Gaelic,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 18% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2013)
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note:
only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% about 18% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 49% 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007) (2013)
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- Gaelic,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 18% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2013)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note:
only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 18% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2013)
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- Gaelic,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 18% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2013)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Irish,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2012)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 18% 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2013) (2012)
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Irish,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish (2012)
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish (2012)
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2012)
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Irish,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 29% of the EU population is conversant with it (2020)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish (2012)
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% 29% of the EU population is conversant with it (2020)
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
- Bulgarian,
- Croatian,
- Czech,
- Danish,
- Dutch,
- English,
- Estonian,
- Finnish,
- French,
- German,
- Greek,
- Hungarian,
- Irish,
- Italian,
- Latvian,
- Lithuanian,
- Maltese,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Slovene,
- Spanish,
- Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany and Austria, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 29% of the EU population is conversant with it; English is an official language in Ireland and Malta and thus remained an official EU language after the UK left the bloc (2020)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, Austria, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 29% of the EU population is conversant with it it; English is an official language in Ireland and Malta and thus remained an official EU language after the UK left the bloc (2020)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “European Union: Languages.” The World Factbook, 2004–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/european-union/languages.