France Opposes ‘Anglicisation’ of EU Trade Talks

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France and Italy oppose the fact that English is the only language used in discussions between the countries of the European Union, an institution which advocates multilingualism since it has 24 official languages.

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The European Union's attempts to speed up trade agreement-making have sparked a major diplomatic rift. The idea of drafting key preparatory documents exclusively in English has met with strong resistance from Paris and Rome, reports the British newspaper Financial Times.