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"Just a personal comment at the outset. My spokesman does not speak Danish. I do not have the option of having Danish as the working language in my cabinet. The flow of work would simply choke. I am not speaking Danish here today – that is not an option really. I would have to do the translation on my way to the Chamber, having got the material the same day. I could, but honestly, in my personal opinion, if we are serious about European integration, we have to be prepared to swallow our pride occasionally in order to do things in an effective manner.
The theme of this discussion, in my view, is different. It has to do with stimulating the diversity that exists out there, and that is, in fact, another discussion.
Here, the Year of Languages is drawing to a close, but it is not quite over yet and many activities are still in progress. Of the 200-odd projects that are co-financed by the Commission, most are still running and many events will take place throughout Europe in the remaining weeks of the year. The evaluation of the Year will get under way this month. The Commission considers that the end of 2001 should not be the end of the European Year of Languages initiative. A report will be presented to the other European Institutions by 31 December 2002 at the latest, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Decision No 1934/2000/EC establishing the European Year of Languages 2001.
Furthermore, on 29 November of this year, the Council adopted an important resolution on the promotion of linguistic diversity and language learning. It invites the Commission to present proposals for actions to promote linguistic diversity and language learning by early 2003. Linguistic diversity is a defining characteristic of the European Union, and regional and minority languages, alongside the many other languages used in Europe are a key feature of it. Regional and minority languages will therefore be taken into account both in the report that the Commission will present to the other institutions in the course of 2002 and in the proposals for actions to be presented in 2003. However, it is still too early to say what specific actions will be taken in this domain.
As stated in Article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Union respects cultural, religious and linguistic diversity in its various programmes and activities. Many, like Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Culture 2000, Media Plus, e-Content or the European Regional Development Fund, are already providing funding opportunities for regional and minority languages and cultures. We support these efforts which have to have a very broad aim in order to have the effect we intended."@en1
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