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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12870

18 January 2022
INSTITUTIONAL / Eu2022fr
Paris’s choice to use French as main working language in EU Council raises questions
Brussels, 17/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

France has decided to put French at the heart of the institutional machinery during its six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The aim is to promote, alongside English, the other working language within the EU Council. However, this approach appeals to certain stakeholders within national delegations, not always French-speaking, for reasons of efficiency in diplomatic and legislative work.

Following the example of the previous French Presidency in the second half of 2008...

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