within the linguistic framework of lexical roadmaps

One of the painful things about my job is I get to see lots of texts created by the EU and begin to see what liberties they take with language. This is not one of those "Of my God, my England look what those Europeans are doing to English" posts, by the way. A Greek colleague assures me they make just the same dog's breakfast of the Greek language.

I quote a good one I got today.

The Parliamentary initiative to participate to and actively support implementation of the EC Treaty, which found its expression in this Conference, was recognized as an excellent example of regional ownership and cooperation. In order to improve the parliamentary procedure of the ratification of the EC Treaty, parliamentarians will create an informal network for cooperation and use the proposed structure of a Balkan COSAC. They could jointly develop road maps for the parliamentary tasks involved, checklists for the implementation of the acquis communautaire and a communication strategy to explain to the public the Treaty and the challenges it raises.

An initiative found its expression??

Procedure here means what you do when you move forwards, not procedure as in "how you do something". Like saying "My procedure through the park was interrupted by a dog attack."

Words to do with future plans have all been blended into the all-encompassing expression "road maps." To avoid any hint of obligation, informal networks are now de rigeur. Regional ownership apparently means "doing it yourself", eg. regional ownership for the bathroom upgrade road map" means you get to decide yourself what colour you'll paint the bathroom next week.

Anyway, I trust that within the framework of their roadplan for post-operative relaxation initiatives, all bloggers will have established some informal network for a liver function downgrade within a local ownership context - or failing that, I trust you're planning to go out for a beer with your mates in a nearby bar over the weekend.

Kalhnyxta se olous, nos da i chi gyd and good night each,

Jamie