Twenty years ago, French was still the source language for 34% of Commission documents sent for translation. In 2019, they represented 3.7% compared to 85.5% in English. 94576008/greycott Paul – stock.adobe.com
The language of Shakespeare reigns in the recruitment processes of civil servants. France took legal action.
Will we soon hear French spoken in the corridors of European institutions? By the time Emmanuel Macron’s flagship cultural project, the International City of the French Language, opens in Villers-Gottets, there is no question of English having the last word in Brussels. France has taken the matter to the General Court of the European Union, condemning the recruitment of European civil servants through exams in English.
Two complaints were filed – one of which was made public on October 30, when the president celebrated Francophonie in Villers-Gottets – concerned procedures were opened to recruit administrators in the fields of defense and economy in 2022 and 2023. Of the five written and oral tests scheduled, only one—the Reasoning Tests—A “Language other than English”. And can fill the application forms “In any of the 24 official EU languages”Candidate is encouraged to…
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