The European Day of Languages was established in 2001. Since then, it has ́become an annual event organized by the Council of Europe and the European Commission on 26th september. Find more HERE

 The focus has been on promoting linguistic diversity, plurilingual skills, and intercultural understanding. One of the important goals is to highlight and preserve Europe's diverse languages and cultures, while encouraging lifelong learning of new languages to enhance plurilingual competences. Find more HERE

 Language is an essential cultural element through which important ideas are shared, formulated in spoken and written form, with the aim of preserving cultural values that are passed on from generation to generation. It is vital for social interaction and contributes to the formation of a society's cultural identity. The relationship between language and culture, as well as between language and society, is very complex, and can be studied from different perspectives. The answers to very simple questions concerning the basic concepts of language vary according to the discipline that deals with them. However, it is generally agreed that each language is unique in that it plays a number of extremely important roles. Not only is it an important tool for communication, but it is also a very special means by which we can view the reality around us and interpret the world in which we live.

The Linguistic Society of America estimates that by 2023, there are nearly 7,000 languages in the world, of which about 230 are spoken in Europe (cf. HERE).