A New Framework Strategy for Multilingualism

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A New Framework Strategy for Multilingualism
Brussels, 22.11.2005
COM(2005) 596 final

For the first time, the portfolio of a European Commissioner explicitly includes responsibility for multilingualism. This document is the first Commission Communication to explore this policy area. It complements the Commissions current

reaffirms the Commissions commitment to multilingualism in the European Union;

sets out the Commissions strategy for promoting multilingualism in European society, in the economy and in the Commission itself; and

proposes a number of specific actions stemming from this strategic framework.initiative to improve communication between European citizens and the institutions that serve them.

It also: