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European Parliament's Secretary General, Klaus Welle, has urged Euro politicians to speak more slowly and to stick to their native language instead of using English. This is to help hundreds of interpreters who work at institution. Mr Welle said many interpreters were encountering difficulties doing their job. He said: "It's extremely important that people do not speak too fast." He asked politicians not to use English if it was not their native language as this complicates things for translators. He added: "It's also extremely important for interpreters that people speak their own language. If politicians speak foreign language, quality of interpretation goes down."

There are 24 official languages spoken at European Parliament. most recent additions are Croatian, Irish, Bulgarian and Romanian. small army of 330 interpreters is employed to ensure everyone understands each other. parliament employs additional 1,800 freelancers. It also has about 700 translators, who translate over 100,000 pages each month. If everyone followed Mr Welle's request, only politicians from UK would be allowed to speak English, even though many members are multi-lingual. Many prefer to speak in English to avoid confusion of having several simultaneous interpreters. The parliament's annual budget for interpreters is $50 million.

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