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The European Parliament has asked to speak more and to use their own language of English. Many interpreters are having because politicians are speaking too fast. In , politicians who use English and not their language make more for translators. A spokesman for the parliament said: "If the politicians speak a foreign , the of interpretation goes down."

The European Parliament has 24 languages. It employs 330 interpreters to make everyone understands each . There are an 1,800 . If everyone had to use their native language, only British politicians could speak English. Many politicians like to use English they do not confuse people with interpreters. The spends $50 million a on interpreters.

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