In multilingual Europe, the only truly viable option, German is once again becoming a bridge between East and West, open and inclusive.
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“The language of Europe is translation.” — Umberto Eco
When the writer spoke about Europe and linguistic barriers, he was thinking of translators. Literary, commercial—but above all, the armies of interpreters in Strasbourg and Brussels who made the impossible happen: enabling hundreds of people to shape together—agreement after agreement—the modus opera…
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