Motivation's what EU need

[Ginger Yellow]

In case the competent authority of the home
Member State decides not to withdraw the registration of the credit rating agency
concerned, it shall motivate its decision.

Am I being dim or is this a novel/highly obscure usage of "motivate"? It seems to mean "explain the motives for", which I've never seen before.

[ursus arctos]

Motivation's what EU need

It's Eurospeak (and a particularly bad example therof).

The author's native language is quite likely to be French.

[Brandenburger Toro]

Motivation's what EU need

It's used pretty commonly in academia - about half an hour ago in a talk I conceded to somebody that I "hadn't motivated [a particular dispute] properly". I don't know whether it's a "legitimate" usage or a horrendous solecism, but it's fairly common in my line.

[ursus arctos]

Motivation's what EU need

Is "motivating a dispute" like starting a fight?

It's surprising to me that you wouldn't have been up to that task.

[Brandenburger Toro]

Motivation's what EU need

Ha! Touché.

No, it was about my failure to explain why two parties were having the dispute they were having, which bore on what were and were not satisfactory answers to it for each...

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Motivation's what EU need

"I think Father jack may be agrophobic dougal."

"Father jack afraid of a fight, I don't think so ted."