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Parliamentary question - E-003555/2017Parliamentary question
E-003555/2017

Use of the French language by the Council in social media communication

Question for written answer E-003555-17
to the Council
Rule 130
Philippe Juvin (PPE)

With Euroscepticism on the rise in Europe, and with populism prospering because people are unaware of what we do and how our institutions work, the EU has to act.

Communication, especially via social media, plays an important role in publicising the action that Parliament, the Commission and the Council take.

It is therefore extremely hard to see why the Council’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts are in English only. French is a working language of the EU institutions, and should therefore be on offer on all the tools used for communication.

The aim here is not about fighting for francophonie, but to emphasise that, in order to encourage European citizens — and in this specific case, French people — to endorse our idea of Europe, we must first ensure that the media they are most likely to use when they are looking for information are accessible to them.

Is the Council intending to set up Facebook and Twitter accounts in French?