Multilingualism

As set out in the communication from the Commission The Multilingual Union, the Commission endeavours to use its Programmes to promote multilingualism while bearing in mind two long-term objectives: helping to create a society that makes the most of linguistic diversity, and encouraging citizens to learn foreign languages.

The Youth in Action Programme achieves these objectives by bringing young people of different nationalities and different languages together and by giving them the opportunity to participate in activities abroad. Although Youth in Action is not a linguistic Programme, it is nevertheless a non-formal learning Programme which gives young people the opportunity to become acquainted with other languages and cultures.