Ladies and Gentlemen,
in this conference the desirability of introducing one single European language across the European Union will be treated. A first attempt to do this was made in the 19th century: the Esperanto was created. However, it was a failure. It turned out to be more difficult than expected, and few people actually learned it. The problem of an international language was so postponed, until the Great War, when British soldiers had to be able to understand and talk with French soldiers. One more time, no simple solution but to learn the foreign language was found. Nowadays communication has spread, people from different nationalities and languages meet every day. The whole European Union is made up of 25 different countries: the governance of it is very difficult, and many interprets are employed to guarantee the understanding between the members of the EU parliament.
A possible solution to the problem of the language in the European Union is the learning of English, as it is the most commonly spoken language on earth. Today, in nearly every school students learn English as a second language. In the future, some suggest, it might become the first language of every citizen of the EU. This, however, brings many complications as well. People recently born will have at first difficulties in communicating with older people. Centuries of literature and culture of countries whose languages have disappeared could be destroyed in a decade.
The problem of the language is one of the oldest problems in mankind. Romans and Greeks faced it before us. The sole certainty we have, is that we cannot introduce one single language without the huge losses in many fields such as economy and education.
