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Macedonian, on its way to becoming a new EU language

North Macedonia will have to translate the European Union law in Macedonian prior to its official accession to the European Union - Mia.mk

The designation used for the language is Macedonian, without any additional explanations or footnotes. This is considered an act of official recognition of the Macedonian language at EU level and its promotion as one of the official languages of the European Union in the future.

The Macedonian language issue was formally closed with the Prespa Agreement as the key identity benchmark for ethnic Macedonians from North Macedonia.

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