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European Commission hosts hearing on Multilingualism

The European Commission hosted a public hearing on the place and role of languages within the EU on Tuesday (15th April). The event ended a wide-ranging public consultation on multilingualism which was launched at the end of last year.

 
EU Commission survey on multilingualism shows strong support for LWULs

The EU Commission has recently published the results from an online survey that it conducted last year.

 
Council of Europe at UNESCO International Mother Language Day

The effectiveness of international standard-setting tools related to multilingualism topped the agenda of an international workshop jointly organised by the Council of Europe and UNESCO in Paris this week (21 February) for International Mother Language Day.

 
Intergovernmental conference on Multilingualism
Encouraging European citizens to learn two foreign languages should be the basis of the EU's new multilingualism strategy due in September, concluded a ministerial conference last week (15 February).
 
Liet Lavlut song contest, call for entries
On Saturday October the 18th 2008 Luleå municipality will host the fifth edition of the European song contest Liet-Lavlut 2008, the one and only song contest for singers and bands who sing in a European lesser used language.
 
Adopt a language - new and innovative ideas from the Commission

Promoting a "personal adoptive language" strengthens multilingualism and intercultural dialogue, say the Commission’s specially appointed group of intellectuals. The Group of Intellectuals set up to advise the Commission on the contribution of multilingualism to Intercultural Dialogue delivered its report, entitled 'A rewarding challenge', to the Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban, last week.

 
Success as EP supports amendments on Fundamental Rights Agency
The European Parliament (EP) voted by 420 votes to 26 last week to include amendments, tabled by Kinga Gal (EPP), Bairbre de Brun (GUE) and Magda Kósáné Kovács (PS), to include discrimination against national and linguistic minorities as part of the remit of the new Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA).
 
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