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      • In the European Union, language policy is the responsibility of member states and EU does not have a common language policy; European Union institutions play a supporting role in this field, based on the principle of “subsidiarity.”
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  2. EU language policy is based on respect for linguistic diversity in all Member States and on the creation of an intercultural dialogue throughout the EU. In order to put mutual respect into practice, the EU promotes the teaching and learning of foreign languages and the mobility of every citizen through dedicated programmes for education and ...

  3. In the EU, language policy is the responsibility of member states, and the EU does not have a common language policy; EU institutions play a supporting role in this field, based on the principle of "subsidiarity"; they promote a European dimension in the member states' language policies.

  4. Multilingualism is enshrined in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights: EU nationals have the right to use any of the 24 official languages to communicate with the EU institutions, and the institutions must reply in the same language. Legal acts and their summaries are available in all official EU languages.

  5. When acceding to the EU, new Member States declare which of their languages will become an official EU language. Currently, the EU has three alphabets (Cyrillic, Greek and Latin) and 24 official languages (see Figure 2), which are listed in the Treaties (Article 55(1) TEU).

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  6. The official and working languages of the EU institutions (hereinafter also ‘EU official languages’) are: Bulgarian; Spanish; Czech; Danish; German; Estonian; Greek; English; French; Irish; Croatian; Italian; Latvian; Lithuanian; Hungarian; Maltese; Dutch; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian; Slovak; Slovenian; Finnish; Swedish; EU laws

  7. The default language policy is to publish all content in all official EU languages at the same time. This includes official documents in the Council's public register. The only exception to this rule is certain content published in the 'meetings' section and the 'news and media' section of the website.

  8. The EU has promoted language learning across Europe for a long time. The arguments supporting ambitious education policies with regard to language learning are plentiful. for individuals, learning languages creates personal and professional opportunities. for society, it fosters cultural awareness, mutual understanding and social cohesion.

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