EC spokesperson puts his foot in it...

Unbelievable! What an idiot! If Dennis Abbott, an EC spokesperson for culture and education, doesn't know the ethnic/linguistic difference then what hope for the international public???

Romanian language confused with the Romani language by EC spokesperson 

de A.C. HotNews.ro

Joi, 23 septembrie 2010, 21:04 English | Regional Europe

Dennis Abbott, an EC spokesperson confused the Romani language with the Romanian language in a press conference at the European Commission on Wednesday. The confusion was corrected after the intervention of another spokesperson, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs.

Abbott, Spokesperson of the EC Commissioner for Culture and Education was presenting a series of events organized to mark the European day of languages. He was prompted, in French, about the Romani language.

He asked his colleague Pia Ahrenkilde if the question was related to Romania. Even though she confirmed at first, she corrected that the question referred to the Romani language, spoken by the Rroma people (Gypsies).