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Europe has been home to Jews for thousands of years. They have contributed to the continent's artistic achievements and material prosperity despite discriminatory laws and recurring acts of persecution. With their 'final solution', the Nazis aimed to eradicate Jews from the continent and erase all trace of their culture, destroying synagogues, Jewish archives and works of art. Although the Nazis did not achieve their objective, they left ruins that bear architectural witness to Jewish presence on ...

One language disappears every two weeks, and up to 90 % of existing languages could be gone by the turn of the century. Globalisation, social and economic pressures and political options can determine whether a language survives. Multilingualism is a cornerstone of the European project, with 24 official and 60 minority languages. In a digital era, ensuring digital language equality can help preserve linguistic diversity.

Deze studie heeft tot doel te onderzoeken welke benadering in het verplicht onderwijs wordt gevolgd voor het leren van vreemde talen. Daarbij wordt gekeken naar het gebruik van het ERK in het kader van examens, curriculumontwikkeling, schoolboeken en lerarenopleidingen. De studie komt tot de conclusie dat weliswaar vaak geen steun wordt gegeven aan de koppeling tussen examens en het ERK, maar dat de algemene ERK-aanpak voor taalverwerving wel ten uitvoer wordt gelegd, dat de curricula en de schoolboeken ...

Democracy, transparency and the commitment to promote cultural and linguistic diversity account for the EU's unique multilingual structure based on 23 official languages. As a result of successive enlargements, the multilingual challenge has reached a completely new dimension – in terms of size, complexity, and policy relevance.

A Green Paper on "Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive" was published by the European Commission (EC) on 22 June 2011. The Directive aims to facilitate the free movement of professionals within the EU, regardless of the Member State in which they acquired their professional qualification. Updating the Directive is one of the twelve projects for 2012 in the Single Market Act, a series of measures adopted by the EC to boost the European economy and create jobs.

In deze studie wordt onderzocht in welke mate Europese studenten bij deelname aan het Erasmusprogramma financiële en andere belemmeringen ondervinden. Uit de gegevens blijkt dat de belangrijkste belemmeringen om deel te nemen aanzienlijk verschillen tussen de landen, met uitzondering van de financiële aspecten, die voor studenten van overal voor problemen zorgen. Deelname aan Erasmus is verbonden met de sociaaleconomische achtergrond van studenten en wordt voornamelijk beïnvloed door individuele ...

This document provides the results of a study on ‘multilingualism and linguistic diversity’. It presents what has been done in the study with regard to its objectives and workplan, and provides key findings and recommendations. The main focus of the study is on assessing how agencies and other stakeholders of the European Union and member states have supported policies aimed at promoting language learning and cultural diversity over the period 2004 to the present within the context of the Commission ...