Eurojargon Specialised language, or jargon as it is less politely called, aids communication between specialists. But if it spills over into the wrong context, it is irritating and sounds ridiculous. We encourage authors to spell them out when first used, or to avoid them completely. Another nasty habit of Eurocrats is to use the names of towns to mean something quite different. The motives are excellent, but the result is a kind of patchwork, which is not.
Foggy language helps to achieve an appearance of political consensus.
But it invariably creates problems for the future, when foggy Treaties and laws have to be put into effect. Maybe in addition there should be a major cutback in the number and length of publications, perhaps based on reader surveys to see which ones are really useful and which could be dispensed with. In addition we could use the power of the Internet to improve the quality of written communication from the Commission. There is a simple cure for this disease called Eurospeak. Let people speak it, by all means, in the interests of cooperation and in-house communication with each other.