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EU Working Language Its easy to see why the European Union does not so far have a language policy and why every document is transferred from one language to another, even though this means that 21 translations have to take place. While, this may be seen as a problem there are a number of drawbacks that a working European language would bring about. Personally I feel an EU Working Language would mean the loss of a country's main identity and huge lack of diversification. "Each language has a value itself, and it should be preserved, perhaps like a work of art" European identity has tried to always be based round diversity of culture. Culture has been a great pride to Europeans and a large portion of culture is language itself. One language brings about the idea of it being superior than others; it may also bring European diversity to an...

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