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"French is best at precision, it has a rigour to it," the committee said. (Photo: EUobserver)

Francophiles seek primacy for language of Montesquieu

Prominent EU francophiles are proposing that Europe's "most precise and rigorous language" - French - be "authoritative" in the case of legal interpretation problems, in a move seen by some observers as a "rearguard battle against the demise of French."

The European Parliament on Wednesday (7 February) saw a visit by a group of eminent members of the Committee for the Language of European Law (CPLDE) - meaning French - raise the alarm over the problem of EU legal texts having different...

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"French is best at precision, it has a rigour to it," the committee said. (Photo: EUobserver)

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