European Day of Languages

Celebrated for the first time in 2001, 26 September is "The European Day of Languages" organised and co-ordinated by the Council of Europe.

Check out their website set up by the European Centre for Modern Languages in co-operation with the Language Policy Division: http://www.ecml.at/edl/

Europe is rich in languages - there are over 200 European languages and many more spoken by citizens whose family origin is from other continents. This is an important resource to be recognised, used and cherished.

Language learning brings benefits to young and old - you are never too old to learn a language and to enjoy the opportunities it opens up.

Learning other peoples' languages is a way of helping us to understand each other better and overcome our cultural differences.