Language barriers are overplayed. If they were so important then EU institutions would simply not work... Now, I don't know where the majority stands on this i

Language barriers are overplayed. If they were so important then EU institutions would simply not work... Now, I don't know where the majority stands on this issue but being outvoted by the majority is called democracy. The French, even assuming French representatives in the EU are all on the same side, cannot force EU legislation. Any legislation has majority support (including at member states' governments level).