Favonius Cornelius 2 Report post Posted July 7, 2006 HELSINKI: Sniffy classicists, who have always looked down at the European Union as a pale imitation of their beloved Roman Empire, will be delighted. Having pinched the Roman idea of a single currency, the EU has now decided to embrace Latin. Finland, which is running the EU for the next six months, is to publish weekly news bulletins in Latin on an EU website. Leaders of the Unio Europaea, who have had a wretched year grappling with the Constitutio Europaea, will be reaching for their dictionaries at their next shindig in Bruxellae. Sydney Morning Herald Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius Octavius 1 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 I don't know if it still exists, but a while back there was a Finnish shortwave program broadcast in Latin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q Valerius Scerio 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 They've done this before last time they were President of the EU. Right on for them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silentium 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 HELSINKI: Sniffy classicists, who have always looked down at the European Union as a pale imitation of their beloved Roman Empire, will be delighted. Having pinched the Roman idea of a single currency, the EU has now decided to embrace Latin. Finland, which is running the EU for the next six months, is to publish weekly news bulletins in Latin on an EU website. Leaders of the Unio Europaea, who have had a wretched year grappling with the Constitutio Europaea, will be reaching for their dictionaries at their next shindig in Bruxellae. Sydney Morning Herald Interesting =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites