Multilingualism and the Right of the European Citizen
This paper tackles the rights of the European citizen and the influence of multilingualism, proposing two conclusions: the lack of a European public sphere leads to the lack of knowledge and lack of interest for European citizens right; the proposal of the Commission for a citizen centred communication and decentralisation of communication channels between citizens and EU institutions is presented.
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