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The European Union, as a democratic federation of equal nations, has agreed on a policy of multilingualism which dictates the use by the European institutions of the official languages of all the member states. The author attempts to answer questions such as: Is the EU a garden of Eden or a Tower of Babel? Why is multilingualism in the EU important? In its present form, is it true multilingualism? What is the status of lesser-used languages such as Greek and Finnish? What about local varieties – proud hallmarks of national identity like Catalan and Gaelic? At the heart of multilingualism we find translation, a complex activity which becomes even more complex in the context of the EU. More questions thus arise: How does this multilingual and multicultural environment affect translation? What are the implications for the languages involved? Are all languages equally affected or do the vehicular languages affect the lesser-used languages more? Concluding his paper the author stresses the fact that, in any case, EU texts remain the products of multicultural and multilingual negotiations and reflect a new reality marked by internationalisation and language interrelationship.