European Commission staff have to write many different types of documents. Whatever the type — legislation,
a technical report, minutes, a press release or speech — a clear document will be more effective, and more
easily and quickly understood. This guide will help you to write clearly whether you are using your own
language or one of the other official languages, all of which are also working languages of the Commission
according to Council Regulation No 1/1958 (still valid today!)This guide is available in all 23 official languages of the European Union