Languages for life
The European Year of Languages 2001 was successful in involving millions of people across 45 countries in activities to celebrate linguistic diversity and the benefits of being able to speak another language.
Many people young and old were encouraged to take up a language, or take special pride in their existing language skills.
Those responsible for providing access to language learning were encouraged to make it easier for people to learn a range of languages, and to support policy initiatives to promote languages.