Nordic Language Only!
Nordic Reach › Vol. 21 Nbr. 25, September 2008 › What Where When Who
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The Nordic Youth Council (UNR = Ungdomens Nordlska Råd) decided earlier this year to use English as its working language whenever it s not possible to understand each other in one of the Nordic languages (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic). The decision was heavily criticized recently by Bertel Haarder, the Danish Minister of Education, who pointed out that the decision works against the Nordic Language Declaration. "Using English at their meetings is completely out of the question. It is incompatible with the very concept of Nordic co-operation," Haarder told the Danish paper Politiken.
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Nordic Language Only!
The Nordic Youth Council (UNR = Ungdomens Nordlska Råd) decided earlier this year to use English as its...
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