Spain was unable to achieve unanimous support to elevate Catalan, Galician, and Basque to official EU languages due to concerns about legal implications and potential precedents. While these languages have strong protections in Spain, only a few countries recognize regional languages as co-official. Other examples include Frisian in the Netherlands and Mirandese in Portugal, with various minority languages facing challenges across Europe. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)