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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/law

Will the French be made reference language for legal affairs?

Brussels, 07/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Comite pour la langue du droit europeen (CPLDE) visited the European institutions in Brussels on Wednesday 7 February to campaign for French to become the reference language for EU legal documents.

The French language is good for detail and accurate expression, explained CPLDE President Maurice Druon at a press conference. He said it was not about trying to make French a compulsory language in Europe, even for legal affairs. His aim is simply for a...

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