Politics
Mike Russell became the first person to address a European Union meeting in Scottish Gaelic in May 2010. Gaelic had long suffered from its lack of use in educational and administrative contexts, having been suppressed in the past but it has now achieved some official recognition with the passage of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.
At the first Scottish Parliament, a number of people also swore their oaths in English and Scottish Gaelic. (A version of the oath had to be said in English)
Read more about this topic: Scottish Gaelic Renaissance
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