Contradiction in the European Union's Language Policy: The Need for Its Fundamental Change

Rozpor v jazykovej politike Európskej únie: potreba jej zásadnej zmeny

Jozef REINVART

https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.448-458

 

Abstract: The paper analyses the contradiction in the European Union’s language policy, which legally declares the equality of languages but violates it in practice. It points to the limitation of official languages of the Member States and the erosion of linguistic rights. The preference for English, French, and German has deepened inequality, weakening European identity and integration. The author argues for a common language policy based on Schuman’s peace principles and warns against premature English teaching in primary schools that undermines national languages and identity.

Keywords: language policy, multilingualism, language education, neutral language, European identity, Irish experience 

Kľúčové slová: jazyková politika, viacjazyčnosť, vyučovanie jazykov, neutrálny jazyk, európska identita, írska skúsenosť

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Language of the paper: Slovak

Online publication date: 23 December 2025

Pages: 448 – 458

 

ISBN: 978-80-225-5280-6 (online), 978-80-225-5279-0

ISSN: 2729-8973 (online), 2729-8981

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm

 

How to cite this conference proceedings paper (APA 7^th Edition):

Reinvart, J. (2025). Rozpor v jazykovej politike Európskej únie: potreba jej zásadnej zmeny. In R. Štefančík (Ed.), Jazyk a politika. Na pomedzí lingvistiky a politológie X (pp. 448–458). Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm. https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.448-458