France opposes ‘anglicisation’ of EU trade talks

Financial Times: “This is a matter of the French constitution,” said a French official. “France cannot be bound by or commit itself to a text that is not drafted in French.”

The Italian constitution places similar restrictions, one official said.

The opponents of English-only trade deals also fear an erosion of the EU’s legal commitment to multilingualism, according to the people…

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