European Day of Languages 2011

21 / 09 / 2011

Every year, 26 September is the day we celebrate Europe’s rich linguistic heritage – the EU’s 23 official languages, the 60 or so regional/minority languages, and the languages spoken by people who’ve come to Europe from other parts of the world.

The first European day of languages was held in 2001 as part of European Year of Languages when hundreds of events were organised, reaching millions of people in 45 countries.

Organised jointly by the EU and the Council of Europe, the European day of languages continues that work, to raise public awareness of the languages used in Europe, to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and to encourage people – schoolchildren and adults – to learn languages.

Read more on
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/JEL_en.asp
http://ec.europa.eu/news/culture/110923_en.htm
http://edl.ecml.at/