The Old Testament already showed us: it is easier for people to cooperate if they share a
common language. According to the tale of the Tower of Babel, it was precisely to curtail the
power of a united humanity and stop men from building a magnificent city with a gigantic
tower reaching to the heavens that God confused the languages of the people working on
the tower. In Europe, too, we are pursuing a common project, the accomplishment of which
is hindered by linguistic diversity. The fact that different languages are spoken in the different …