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[iceman]

Looks like EU has finally realised there are Turkish speaking Cypriots also in Cyprus...better late than sorry.

http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/information/ ... dex_en.htm

[zan]

And a bıg thank you to Lord Magınnıs for doıng all he can to help also.....

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19232

[Oracle]

Looks like EU has finally realised there are Turkish speaking Cypriots also in Cyprus...better late than sorry.

http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/information/ ... dex_en.htm

They have translators for Mandarin but that doesn't make "Chinese" an Official EU Language.

[Oracle]

And a bıg thank you to Lord Magınnıs for doıng all he can to help also.....

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19232

Maginnis is a well known twit with a string of political failures. What other idiot brings up the EOKA-B as in need of discussion today (apart from you). What an age-ed has-been with feet stuck in the '60's ... Bring him on board!

I see Lord Malloch-Brown all but told him the same (politely ) ... and reminded everyone of UN Resolutions

[iceman]

Looks like EU has finally realised there are Turkish speaking Cypriots also in Cyprus...better late than sorry.

http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/information/ ... dex_en.htm

They have translators for Mandarin but that doesn't make "Chinese" an Official EU Language.

If i were you i wouldn't bet on that one so soon Stella.

[Oracle]

Looks like EU has finally realised there are Turkish speaking Cypriots also in Cyprus...better late than sorry.

http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/information/ ... dex_en.htm

They have translators for Mandarin but that doesn't make "Chinese" an Official EU Language.

If i were you i wouldn't bet on that one so soon Stella.

I agree, "Chinese" has more chance than Turkish ....

[Tim Drayton]

If, following a settlement, the acquis communautaire applies to the whole island, then Turkish will become an official EU language. All EU citizens are entitled to access community documentation in their own language.

[Nikitas]

Which will bring about an interesting situation, knowing the Cypriot penchant for government jobs. Translators and interpreters will have to be EU nationals. The jobs pay more than the salary of the TRNC president, so you can imagine the machinations that will take place for a job as a translator!

The GCs could not join the fray because Greek was already an official naguage since the 80s, and all texts are automatically translated into Greek, so GCs were left out of that lucrative area.

[Kifeas]

And a bıg thank you to Lord Magınnıs for doıng all he can to help also.....

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19232

Zan, can you possibly tell me why you support or believe Turkish should be an EU official language?

[Tim Drayton]

Which will bring about an interesting situation, knowing the Cypriot penchant for government jobs. Translators and interpreters will have to be EU nationals. The jobs pay more than the salary of the TRNC president, so you can imagine the machinations that will take place for a job as a translator!

The GCs could not join the fray because Greek was already an official naguage since the 80s, and all texts are automatically translated into Greek, so GCs were left out of that lucrative area.

Staff translators with the EU earn anything from EUR 2,742.65 to EUR 17,114.43 per month:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/wor ... ent_en.htm

How much does the TRNC president make?