Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages

2019-03-08 Thread John Woodgate
erial includes Spanish.  We have two Spanish nation-wide broadcast TV networks. Best regards, Rich *From:* Andrew Wood *Sent:* Friday, March 8, 2019 2:13 AM *To:* EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG *Subject:* Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages Other national authorities can chose to a

Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages

2019-03-08 Thread Richard Nute
] Brexit and impact on official languages Other national authorities can chose to accept English if they wish, but to answer your specific question the following countries have English as an official language (according to ATEX Blue guide – other Directives are available 😉 ). There are CURRENTLY 28

Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages

2019-03-08 Thread Andrew Wood
Other national authorities can chose to accept English if they wish, but to answer your specific question the following countries have English as an official language (according to ATEX Blue guide – other Directives are available 😉 ). There are CURRENTLY 28 EU member States and 24 official EU l

Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages

2019-03-07 Thread John Woodgate
I edit IEC documents; I very rarely edit CENELEC documents except via comments submitted through BSI. That won't change after Brexit; at least no change is intended. But the volume of editorial correction needed is such that for many years I have been urging others to share the burden and it is

Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages

2019-03-07 Thread Pete Perkins
Doug et al, A sigh of relief knowing that Ireland will champion the English language within the EU, unless the Francophiles push to return French to its former prominence in official communication. However, Ireland may not continue to pursue the virginity of the English language withi