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The EU institutions spend around €1bn on translation and interpreting every year, representing about 1% of the EU budget or €2.50 per citizen. 72% of EU documents are originally drafted in English, 12% in French and just 3% in German, while 88% of the users of the Commission’s Europa website speak English, according to figures from the EU executive.
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