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Member states of the European Union have poured cold water over an ambitious request made by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Sánchez has asked that three of the country's regional languages – Catalan, Galician and Basque – be named as official EU languages. But during a ministerial meeting in Brussels, the appeal fell far short of the required unanimous support and it's unclear when the issue could be put back for discussion.