(ROOT (S (NP (NN Language)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ major) (NN problem)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP European) (NNP Union)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP EU)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (. .)))
Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU).
nsubj
Number=Sing
language
Language
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
European
European
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Union
Union
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN agreement) (CC or) (NN treaty)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBD created) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN organization)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (ADVP (RB eventually)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP EU)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Treaty)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Rome)))) (, ,)))))))))) (VP (VBD stated) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT each) (NN country) (POS 's)) (NN language)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN treated) (ADVP (RB equally)))))))) (. .)))
The agreement or treaty which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country's language must be treated equally.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
agreement
agreement
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
treaty
treaty
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
create
created
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
organization
organization
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
advmod
eventually
eventually
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Treaty
Treaty
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Rome
Rome
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
state
stated
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
each
each
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
treat
treated
VERB
VBN
advmod
equally
equally
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ original) (CD six) (NNS countries)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (CD three)) (NNS languages)) (PP (IN between) (NP (PRP them)))) (: :) (NP (NNP French)))) (. .)))
The original six countries had only three languages between them: French.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
original
original
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
French
French
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (JJ German) (CC and) (NNP Dutch/Flemish) (. .)))
German and Dutch/Flemish.
root
Degree=Pos
German
German
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Dutch/Flemish
Dutch/Flemish
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (NP (CD 15) (NNS countries)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNP EU)))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN total)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 12) (NNS languages)))))) (. .)))
However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
15
15
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
total
total
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP EU) (NNS documents)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN translated) (PP (IN into) (NP (PDT all) (DT these) (NNS languages))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (PP (IN at) (NP (JJ official) (NNS meetings))) (NP (DT the) (NNS speeches)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN translated) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS languages)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNS interpreters))))))))) (. .)))
EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.
compound
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
document
documents
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
translate
translated
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
meeting
meetings
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
speech
speeches
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
translate
translated
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
interpreter
interpreters
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PDT All) (DT this) (NN translating)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ expensive) (CC and) (JJ time-consuming))) (. .)))
All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming.
det:predet
all
All
DET
PDT
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
translate
translating
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
expensive
expensive
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
time-consuming
time-consuming
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN said) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (NN half))) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT all) (NNS employees)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP EU)))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN engaged) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG translating) (NP (NNS documents) (CC and) (NNS speeches)))))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (NN half))) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP EU) (POS 's)) (JJ administrative) (NNS costs)))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN spent) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT this) (NN task)))))) (. .)))
it is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the EU's administrative costs are spent on this task.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
say
said
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
all
all
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
employee
employees
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
csubj:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
engage
engaged
VERB
VBN
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
translate
translating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
document
documents
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
speech
speeches
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
administrative
administrative
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
cost
costs
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
spend
spent
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
task
task
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (JJ near) (NN future))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB probably)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (JJ several) (JJR more) (NNS countries)) (, ,) (S (NP (NP (JJS most)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBG having) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NNS languages)))) (, ,)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB join) (NP (DT the) (NNP EU)) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB thus)) (VP (VBG making) (S (NP (DT the) (NN situation)) (ADJP (RB even) (JJR worse)))))))))) (. .)))
In the near future it is probably that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
near
near
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
future
future
NOUN
NN
nsubj:outer
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
join
join
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
thus
thus
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
situation
situation
NOUN
NN
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
bad
worse
ADJ
JJR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN problem)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (NP (RB just) (NN cost)))) (: :) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (JJ practical) (NNS difficulties)) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well)))) (. .)))
The problem is not just cost: there are practical difficulties as well.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
root
Number=Sing
cost
cost
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
practical
practical
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
difficulty
difficulties
NOUN
NNS
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN With) (NP (CD 12) (NNS languages))) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (CD 132) (JJ possible) (`` ``) (NN translation) (NNS situations) ('' '')) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD might) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN needed)))))))) (. .)))
With 12 languages, there are 132 possible "translation situations" that might be needed.
case
with
With
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
132
132
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
possible
possible
ADJ
JJ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
translation
translation
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
situation
situations
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
might
might
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
need
needed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP It))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (`` ') (ADJP (JJ difficult)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ right) (NN place)))) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (JJ right) (NN time)))))) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB translate) (PP (IN from) (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN example))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (NP (NNP Danish)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (NNP Greek)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (NP (NNP Dutch)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNP Portuguese)))) (, ,))) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT a) (JJ high) (JJ professional) (NN standard)))))))))) (. .)))
It is often' difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
root
Degree=Pos
difficult
difficult
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
right
right
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
right
right
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
translate
translate
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
example
example
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
obl
Number=Sing
Danish
Danish
PROPN
NNP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Greek
Greek
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
dutch
Dutch
PROPN
NNP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Portuguese
Portuguese
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
professional
professional
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
standard
standard
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NN practice))) (NP (DT the) (NN problem)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN made) (S (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ serious))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN use)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP English))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ many) (NNS contacts)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NNP EU) (NNS officials))))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN since) (S (NP (NP (QP (RB almost) (DT all))) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBP speak) (NP (DT some) (NNP English)))))))) (. .)))
In practice the problem has been made less serious by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
practice
practice
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADV
RBR
xcomp
Degree=Pos
serious
serious
ADJ
JJ
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
use
use
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
contact
contacts
NOUN
NNS
case
between
between
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
since
since
SCONJ
IN
advmod
almost
almost
ADV
RB
nsubj
all
all
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
det
some
some
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (NP (DT any) (NN move) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB reduce) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ official) (NNS languages))) (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (IN to) (NP (CD four) (CC or) (CD five))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN blow)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN pride)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJR smaller) (NNS countries)))))))) (. .)))
However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
any
any
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
move
move
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
reduce
reduce
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
blow
blow
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
pride
pride
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
small
smaller
ADJ
JJR
nmod
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Another) (ADJP (RB commonly) (VBN suggested)) (NN solution)) (VP (VBZ is) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (S (NP (NNP English)) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ official) (NN language)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT all) (NNP EU) (NN business))))))))) (. .)))
Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business.
det
another
Another
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Pos
commonly
commonly
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBN
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
solution
solution
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
root
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
all
all
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
EU
EU
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (NP (NP (JJ powerful) (NN member) (NNS countries)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNP France) (CC and) (NNP Germany)))) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB strongly)) (PP (IN against) (NP (PRP it)))) (. .)))
However, powerful member countries like France and Germany are strongly against it.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
powerful
powerful
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
France
France
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Germany
Germany
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
strongly
strongly
ADV
RB
case
against
against
ADP
IN
root
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country's language must be treated equally. The original six countries had only three languages between them: French. German and Dutch/Flemish. However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.  All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming. it is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the EU's administrative costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probably that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.  The problem is not just cost: there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 132 possible "translation situations" that might be needed. It is often' difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.  In practice the problem has been made less serious by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English. However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, powerful member countries like France and Germany are strongly against it.