2000 - Now
2000
2018: Luxembourg, Legal Recognition of Luxembourg Sign Language
On Monday 22 May 2017, minister Cahen submitted a bill to parliament to make German sign language an official language of the grand duchy of Luxembourg. The bill will give deaf or hard of hearing the right to an interpreter when they deal with state administrative bodies, if approved.
2020: The Netherlands, Legal Recognition of the Sign Language of the Netherlands
"Tuesday 22 September, the Senate of the Dutch Parliament voted about the Law recognition Sign Language of the Netherlands. It was approved unanimously. With this law, Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT, Nederlandse Gebarentaal) becomes an official language in the Netherlands, next to Dutch and Frisian."
2021: Bulgaria: Legal Recognition of Bulgarian Sign Language
21st of January 2021 was a big day for the Bulgarian Deaf Community and especially to those who have worked hard in pushing the Bulgarian Sign Language Act through over the last couple of years: the Bulgarian Sign Language (BGSL) was finally recognized as an official language in Bulgaria.
2021: Italy, Legal Recognition Italian Sign Language
On May 19, 2021, Italy officially recognized LIS (Italian Sign Language).