Brussels, 17/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - Although preference for the English language will increase with enlargement (69% of the candidates to open competitions from the new Member States have chosen English, 18% German and 13% French), the European Commission sought, on Tuesday, to justify its linguistic interpretation and translation policy while defending the "democratic right" to linguistic diversity. According to the Commission, the EU is unique in that it is the only organisation where...