EC launched language information portal in 20 languages

As part of it's commitment to the multilingual society of Europe, the European Commission yesterday launched an informational web portal on European languages.

The web portal on Europe and Languages provides various information on linguistically relevant topics that touch Europe especially. A news section provides latest press releases of EU institutions touching linguistic diversity policies, EU's translation services, and language learning.

The newly created web portal, the press release informs,

"will be an easy point of entry for the general public, the media or students to information about languages from the European Union. The subjects covered range from the Union's policies to encourage language learning and linguistic diversity, by way of a review of language skills in the Union today, to the rules for the use of the EU's own official languages and a round-up of employment opportunities for professional linguists with the Union's institutions. The content is organised in a logical and user-friendly way and, most importantly, all the navigational and presentational text in the portal itself is provided in all 20 official languages - reflecting the Union's commitment to communicating with its citizens in their own language."