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Russian an official language in the EU
The French want to make Russian an official language in the EU
In France, will be held the collection of signatures for the use of the Russian language at the official level in the European Union. The initiators of this proposal was the French association advocating the development of relations with Russia.
"We consider such a step necessary because the Russian - one of the main European languages, conductor identity of European civilization. This vector spread around the world from different cultures, based on the mediation of the Russian language ", - said the president of the association" France-Ural "Dmitry de Koshko.
Head of association recalled that the European Union today there are more than seven million Russian-speaking people and they are focused not only in the historical centers, such as the Baltic States, but also scattered throughout the EU. "Therefore, the Russian language - not a regional or local language of certain EU countries. By its very nature and ambition, he is not a carrier of ideas of separatism. On the contrary, it is a factor of European integration, "- said de Koshko.
According to him, Russian "is necessary for the economic development of Europe and especially the European Union, given the complementarity of the economies of the two parts of the continent." This is especially useful between the EU and Russia is developing close cooperation in areas such as energy and aeronautics.
"The right of all Russian-speaking residents of the EU to use the Russian language as a native or as a transnational language of communication in Europe, of course, an element of enrichment in the cultural, economic and, of course, geopolitically for the whole of the European Union", - said de Koshko.
Dmitri de Koshko reminded that this year the citizens of the European Union has an official opportunity to speak with the "civil initiative". To do this, the petition must score "at least one million signatures from at least seven EU countries." In France, it required to dial 54 thousand. Signatures of EU citizens with the name and address, ITAR-TASS reported.
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In France, will be held the collection of signatures for the use of the Russian language at the official level in the European Union. The initiators of this proposal was the French association advocating the development of relations with Russia.
"We consider such a step necessary because the Russian - one of the main European languages, conductor identity of European civilization. This vector spread around the world from different cultures, based on the mediation of the Russian language ", - said the president of the association" France-Ural "Dmitry de Koshko.
Head of association recalled that the European Union today there are more than seven million Russian-speaking people and they are focused not only in the historical centers, such as the Baltic States, but also scattered throughout the EU. "Therefore, the Russian language - not a regional or local language of certain EU countries. By its very nature and ambition, he is not a carrier of ideas of separatism. On the contrary, it is a factor of European integration, "- said de Koshko.
According to him, Russian "is necessary for the economic development of Europe and especially the European Union, given the complementarity of the economies of the two parts of the continent." This is especially useful between the EU and Russia is developing close cooperation in areas such as energy and aeronautics.
"The right of all Russian-speaking residents of the EU to use the Russian language as a native or as a transnational language of communication in Europe, of course, an element of enrichment in the cultural, economic and, of course, geopolitically for the whole of the European Union", - said de Koshko.
Dmitri de Koshko reminded that this year the citizens of the European Union has an official opportunity to speak with the "civil initiative". To do this, the petition must score "at least one million signatures from at least seven EU countries." In France, it required to dial 54 thousand. Signatures of EU citizens with the name and address, ITAR-TASS reported.
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