Cymraeg in Brussels

Bydd yr iaith Gymraeg yn cael ei siarad yn yr Undeb Ewropeaidd am y tro cyntaf heddiw. Bydd Alun Ffred Jones yn cyfarfod gyda’r pwyllgor diwylliant ym Mrwsel yn hwyrach.

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This is a big step towards having Welsh accepted as the 24th language of the European Union.

However, the flip side might be that more money will have to be spent on translating proceedings for what is ultimately a minority language because where, ultimately, should the EU draw the line? Within the UK alone there’s Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Cornish – should taxpayer money be spent on translating all of these languages too?

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