I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be conducted in English and French. My older colleagues laughed. Later I understood why. On the second day of the Finnish presidency (of the EU) a German delegation refused to participate in an informal ministerial meeting because no German interpretation had been arranged.


Alexander Stubb The naked truth and other stories about Finns and Europeans WSOY 2009 p 13, 31.

Alexander Stubb Quotes

I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be...

I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be...

I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be...

I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be...