Francophonie Week | Europe (also) speaks French

“French is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.  It also has a privileged place in certain institutions. It is one of the three languages of the European Commission (alongside German and English), and one of the three working languages of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER). 

It is also the language of deliberation of the Court of Justice of the EU, which delivers its judgments in French, with translations available in all other EU languages.” […]