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Celebrate languages in September – on social media and at events across the EU!
Última actualización Miércoles, 07/09/2022
The European Commission is celebrating the European Day of Languages on 26 September. Follow the social media campaign, take part in events across the EU and in the main online event happening in Brussels.
European Day of Languages on social media
In the run-up to the European Day of Languages on 26 September, the European Commission is launching a social media campaign to promote multilingualism and cultural and linguistic diversity.
Starting on 2 September, the European Commission will publish a post every day in one of the 24 official EU languages on the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts run by Directorate-General for Translation. The posts will highlight a quote or proverb in each language – with a focus on young people, since 2022 is the European Year of Youth.
Celebrate European Day of Languages by commenting, posting, sharing or re-tweeting (use the official hashtag #EDLangs).
On 26 September, this year’s multilingual poster featuring all 24 quotes and proverbs will be released.
European Day of Languages in EU countries
To celebrate linguistic diversity across the continent, the Commission’s language officers in the Member States are running over 70 public events in September and October – online, in person or both.
These include interactive workshops, seminars, online quizzes, radio contests, videos, book exhibitions, multilingual book readings, festivals, games, mini language courses and lectures.
Find out what’s happening in your country – and invite your family and friends to participate!
European Day of Languages in Brussels (online)
The main event organised by the European Commission has youth at its heart. Entitled ‘Language competences at the service of youth’, it will take place in Brussels on 26 September from 12:00 to 14:00. It’s online, so you can easily connect from your laptop.
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, will give a short message and Themis Christophidou, the European Commission’s Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture will launch the event and give an overview of the policy context.
A panel discussion will focus on multilingual classrooms. In light of the large number of Ukrainian displaced children, it will also touch upon the support provided to them and their families and efforts to integrate them into national education systems, particularly as regards language aspects.
More information is available on the event page.