European Opportunities in the Field of Lawyer-Linguists – Irish Perspective [PDF]
Multilingualism is now considered as the mean of achieving common goals on the European ground. This term can be referred to speaking several languages at the same time, and as to an official requirement for the employees of an organisation or a company ...
Joanna Siekiera
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Russian Direct Investment in Countries of Latin America
Russian direct investments in Latin America and their scale and structure are analyzed. This study is based both on official statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks and on information about the investments of Russian MNEs in Latin American ...
A. Kuznetsov
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Making the Case for Promoting English as Europe’s Lingua Franca [PDF]
The 28 European Union member states have 24 different official languages. While the EU seeks homogenisation and convergence of the member states in many policy areas this does not apply to its language policy.
Gerhards, Jürgen
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Ever Closer Union or Babylonian Discord? [PDF]
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union. However, a large number of official languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs.
Fidrmuc, Jan +2 more
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Languages in the European Union: The Quest for Equality and its Cost [PDF]
The European Union has recently expanded from 15 to 25 countries. In line with this enlargement, the list of official EU languages has grown from 11 to 20. Currently, the EU extends equal treatment to all member countries’ official languages by providing
Fidrmuc, Jan, Ginsburgh, Victor
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Plurilingualism and Interculturalism – Hidden Resources of International Trade
In the era of globalization, knowledge of foreign languages has become essential for companies looking to get into the international market. Knowledge of English only is not enough to communicate with countries where English is not the official language.
Rosina Aleksieva Kakova
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Priority directions and prospects for the development of language policy in the EU countries
Linguistic diversity is deeply rooted in Europe's cultural heritage, making the development of language policy a complex and multifaceted issue. However, it is crucial to balance practical considerations with broader issues related to cultural equality ...
R. T. Tulaganov, T.M. Makhmetov
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PROFILOWANIE PRAWNO-JĘZYKOWE W OSADZENIU INSTYTUCJONALNYM – NA PRZYKŁADZIE PRACOWNICZYCH ORGANÓW PRZEDSTAWICIELSKICH W UE [PDF]
This paper applies a structured legal-linguistic profiling approach to EU “staff representation bodies” as a way to access domains that lie behind the public face of EU institutions and their texts concerning translation, language and terminology.
ROBERTSON, Colin D.
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Foreign languages and trade: Evidence from a natural experiment [PDF]
Cultural factors and common languages are well-known determinants of trade. By contrast, the knowledge of foreign languages was not explored in the literature so far.
Fidrmuc, J, Fidrmuc, J
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Preparation of a Legislative Proposal in the Multilingual Legal System of the European Union
The principle of multilingualism in the legal system of the European Union is one of the key elements that guarantees, among others, the right of access to EU legislation.
Doliwa-Klepacka Anna
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