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The European Day of Languages was created by the Council of Europe and the European Union on December 6, 2001 to encourage language learning across Europe and increase multilingualism and intercultural understanding of Europe's rich linguistic diversity. The day aims to alert the public to Europe's wide range of languages beyond English and promote learning a new language, with an emphasis on languages other than English of which there are over 200 native to Europe.

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The European Day of Languages was created by the Council of Europe and the European Union on December 6, 2001 to encourage language learning across Europe and increase multilingualism and intercultural understanding of Europe's rich linguistic diversity. The day aims to alert the public to Europe's wide range of languages beyond English and promote learning a new language, with an emphasis on languages other than English of which there are over 200 native to Europe.

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September the 26th is the European Day of Languages. The


Council of Europe and the European Union (EU) created the day on
the 6th of December 2001. Its main aim is to encourage language
learning across Europe. Other objectives are to alert the public to
the wide range of languages to increase multilingualism and
intercultural understanding, and to promote the rich linguistic and
cultural diversity of Europe. All Europeans are encouraged to take
up a new language. The founders of this day also hope those
responsible for providing access to language learning are
encouraged to make it easier for people to learn languages. There
is an emphasis on learning a language other than English. There
are about 225 languages native to Europe. This is about three per
cent of the world's total. With an increase in immigration to
Europe, the continent has become more multilingual. The EU says
over 300 languages are spoken in London. According to an EU
survey 56% of EU citizens speak a second language. However,
44% only know their mother tongue. English is the most widely
spoken second language, with 38% of Europeans speaking it. This
is much higher than that for French or German. Around 14% of
Europeans say they have mastered one of these languages. The
EU spends more than thirty million euros a year promoting
language learning and linguistic diversity.

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