Treating all EU languages on the same footing is a direct consequence of the formal equality of member states under the founding treaties. It is also a matter of democratic principle that laws are written in the language of every land where they apply.
将欧盟的所有语言同等对待是在立盟的条约中所规定的，各成员国正式平等地位的直接结果。这同样也事关所有法律都应该用其适用的每一个国家的语言来书写的民主原则。