Talk:Swiss Federal Council

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Pre-2006 discussion can be found at Talk:Swiss_Federal_Council/Archive_1

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Moved here from User talk:Sandstein.

Please mention the language(s) in which the Swiss Federal Council members comminicate with each other at the concerned page.Cygnus_hansa 15:14, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I can't add it to the article, because I have no sources on this and the details of Council sessions are not public. However, it is my understanding that every Councillor uses whatever official language of Switzerland they want to (usually their mother tongue), which the others are then expected to at least understand. This is common practice wherever Swiss of different language interact. However, native speakers of Italian or Romansh usually use French or German in such cases, because command of Italian and Romansh is not widespread. Also, on important occasions with a great number of participants from across the country (e.g. in parliament), simultaneous interpreting is usually available. Sandstein 15:50, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
I see.Cygnus_hansa 16:12, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

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