EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019 Plenary sitting 9.2.2015 B8-0177/2015 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 133 of the Rules of Procedure on promotion of and respect for the Francophonie within the European institutions Dominique Bilde, Sophie Montel, Philippe Loiseau, Florian Philippot, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Louis Aliot, Marine Le Pen, Mireille D'Ornano, Steeve Briois RE\1050772EN.doc PE549.970v01-00 EN United in diversity EN B8-0177/2015 Motion for a resolution of the European Parliament on promotion of and respect for the Francophonie within the European institutions The European Parliament, – having regard to Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community1, – having regard to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), – having regard to Rule 133 of its Rules of Procedure, A. whereas the European Union now counts 24 official and working languages for its 28 Member States; B. whereas the past two years have seen a trend towards a reduction in the number of texts drafted in French, particularly in the Commission; C. whereas, according to Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), 274 million people throughout the world are French-speakers, representing an increase of 7 % since 2010; D. whereas 15 EU Member States are members of the OIF: six are full members, one is an associate member, and eight are observers; E. whereas French is the second most widely spoken language in Europe; 1. Calls on the Commission to display the greatest possible respect for multilingualism; 2. Calls on the Commission to affirm the predominant role of French within the European institutions and to translate all documents into French systematically; 3. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories, to the Council, the Commission and the Governments of the Member States. 1 OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385. PE549.970v01-00 2/2 RE\1050772EN.doc EN .