Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council - European Year of Languages 2001
Date: 2000-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, language teaching, public awareness campaign

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Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council European Year of
Languages 2001 (1)

(2000/C 311 E/19)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2000) 321 final (cid:151) 1999/0208(COD)

(Presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty on 25 May 2000)

(1) OJ C 56 E, 29.2.2000.

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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community and in particular to Articles 149 and 150 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Having regard to the opinion of
Regions (3),

the Committee of

the

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the EC Treaty,

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Whereas:

(1) In the preamble to the EC Treaty,

it is stated that the
Member States are:
(cid:145)Determined to promote the devel-
opment of the highest possible level of knowledge for
their peoples through a wide access to education and
through its continuous updating(cid:146);

(2) Article 18 of the EC Treaty establishes the right of every
citizen of the European Union to move and reside freely
within the territory of the Member States’, and whereas
the ability to use foreign languages is essential to the
ability in practice fully to exercise that right;

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(1) COM(1999) 485 final of 13 October 1999.
(2) CES 1129/99 (1999/0208COD).
(3) CdR 465/99 fin.

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(3) Article 151 of the EC Treaty states that the Community
shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the
and
Member States while
take cultural aspects into
regional diversity, and shall
account
the
Treaty; whereas among the cultural aspects, matters
pertaining to languages are of great importance;

in its action under other provisions of

respecting their national

(4) All the European languages, in their spoken and written
forms, are equal
in value and dignity from the cultural
point of view and are an integral part of European
cultures and civilisation;

(5) The languages question is a challenge that must be tackled
the European integration process and the
as part of
European Year of Languages may therefore prove to be
highly instructive as far as the formulation of measures to
encourage cultural and linguistic diversity is concerned;

(6) Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union states that the
Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by
the European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4
November 1950;

(7) Access to the vast literary heritage in the languages in
which it was originally produced would contribute to
developing mutual understanding and giving a tangible
content to the concept of European citizenship;

(8) It is important to learn languages as it enhances awareness
of cultural diversity and helps eradicate xenophobia,
racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance;

(9) In addition to the human,

and political
learning languages is also of considerable

cultural

advantages,
potential economic benefit;

(10) A command of

tongue and
knowledge of the classical
languages, in particular Latin
and Greek, can make it easier to learn other languages;

the respective mother

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(11) It

is important

to raise awareness among public and
private decision-makers of the importance of easy access
to language learning facilities;

(3) The Council Conclusions of 12 June 1995 on (cid:145)linguistic
diversity and multilingualism in the European Union
linguistic diversity must be preserved
emphasised that
and multilingualism promoted in the Union, with equal
the Union and with due
respect
for the languages of
subsidiarity(cid:146), and whereas
regard to the principle of
Decision 2493/95/EC of
the European Parliament and
Council, adopted on 23 October 1995 and establishing
1996 as the European Year of Lifelong Learning (1), high-
lighted the importance of the role of lifelong learning in
developing competencies, including linguistic, throughout
an individual’s lifetime;

(12) The Council Conclusions of 12 June 1995 on linguistic
diversity and multilingualism in the European Union
(cid:145)linguistic diversity must be preserved
emphasised that
and multilingualism promoted in the Union, with equal
the Union and with due
respect
for the languages of
subsidiarity(cid:146), and whereas
regard to the principle of
Decision 2493/95/EC of
the European Parliament and
Council, adopted on 23 October 1995 and establishing
1996 as the European Year of Lifelong Learning (1) high-
lighted the importance of the role of lifelong learning in
developing competencies, including linguistic, throughout
an individual’s lifetime;

(4) The Commission’s 1995 White Paper (cid:145)Education, training,
research: Teaching and learning:
towards a learning
society(cid:146) (2) established as its Objective Four proficiency
in three Community languages and whereas the
for all
Commission’s 1996 Green Paper
(cid:145)Education, Training,
to transnational mobility(cid:146) (3)
Research: The obstacles
concluded that
two Community
at
(cid:145)learning
languages has become a precondition if citizens of the
from occupational and
European Union are to benefit
personal opportunities open to them in the single market(cid:146);

least

(13) The Commission’s 1995 White Paper (cid:145)Education, training,
research: Teaching and learning:
towards a learning
society(cid:146) (2) established as its Objective Four proficiency
in three Community languages and whereas the
for all
Commission’s 1996 Green Paper
(cid:145)Education, Training,
to transnational mobility(cid:146) (3)
Research: The obstacles
concluded that
two Community
at
(cid:145)learning
languages has become a precondition if citizens of the
from occupational and
European Union are to benefit
personal opportunities open to them in the single market(cid:146);

least

(4a)

___________
(1) OJ L 256, 26.10.1995.
(2) Commission’s White Paper: (cid:145)Education and Training: Teaching and
learning (cid:151) Towards the learning society(cid:146) (based on COM(95) 590
final, 29 November 1995), Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities, Luxembourg, 1996

(3) Commission’s Green Paper

(cid:145)Education, Training, Research: The
obstacles to transnational mobility(cid:146) (based on COM(96) 462 final,
2 October 1996), Office for Official Publications of the European
Communities, Luxembourg, 1996.

(14) The Council resolution of 31 March 1995 on improving
and diversifying language learning and teaching within the
the European Union (4) stipulates
education systems of
that pupils should, as a general rule, have the opportunity
of
than their mother
tongue(s) for a minimum of two consecutive years for
each language during compulsory schooling and if
possible for a longer period;

learning two languages other

___________
(1) OJ L 256, 26.10.1995.
(2) Commission’s White Paper: (cid:145)Education and Training: Teaching and
learning Towards the learning society(cid:146)
(based on COM(95) 590
final, 29 November 1995), Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities, Luxembourg, 1996

(3) Commission’s Green Paper

obstacles to transnational mobility(cid:146)
final, 2 October 1996), Office for Official Publications of
European Communities, Luxembourg, 1996.

(cid:145)Education, Training, Research: The
(based on COM (96) 462
the

(4) OJ C 207, 12.8.1995, p. 1.

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(5) The measures in the Lingua programme, adopted on 28
July 1989 under Decision 89/489/EEC of the Council (1),
were reinforced and partially integrated as horizontal
measures into the Socrates programme established on
14 March 1995 by Decision 819/95/EC of the European
Parliament and the Council (2) and modified on 23
February 1998 by Decision 576/98/EC (3), and whereas
those measures have promoted the improvement of
knowledge of the languages of the Union and have thus
contributed to greater understanding and solidarity
between the peoples of the Union; whereas the Council
in its common position of 21 December 1998 proposes
that those measures be further developed and reinforced
in the second phase of the Socrates programme (4);

(15) The measures in the Lingua programme, adopted on 28
July 1989 under Decision 89/489/EEC of the Council (1),
were reinforced and partially integrated as horizontal
measures into the Socrates programme established on
14 March 1995 by Decision 819/95/EC of the European
Parliament and the Council (2) and modified on 23
February 1998 by Decision 576/98/EC (3), and whereas
those measures have promoted the improvement of
knowledge of the languages of the Union and have thus
contributed to greater understanding and solidarity
between the peoples of the Union; whereas the Council
in its common position of 21 December 1998 proposes
that those measures be further developed and reinforced
in the second phase of the Socrates programme (4);

results

achieved under

(6) The Leonardo da Vinci programme, established on 6
December 1994 by Decision 94/819/EC (5) of
the
European Parliament and the Council, has, building on
the
the Lingua programme,
supported activities aimed at developing linguistic skills
as part of vocational
training measures; whereas that
support will be further developed and reinforced in the
second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme, estab-
lished on 26 April 1999 by Decision 99/382 EC of the
Council (6);

results

achieved under

(16) The Leonardo da Vinci programme, established on 6
December 1994 by Decision 94/819/EC (5) of
the
European Parliament and the Council, has, building on
the
the Lingua programme,
supported activities aimed at developing linguistic skills
as part of vocational
training measures; whereas that
support will be further developed and reinforced in the
second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme, estab-
lished on 26 April 1999 by Decision 99/382 EC of the
Council (6);

(17) The (cid:145)Culture 2000(cid:146) programme, established 14 February
the European
2000 by Decision 508/2000/EC of
to
contributes
Parliament
improving mutual
cultural
understanding
achievements of the European peoples, especially by high-
lighting cultural diversity and multilingualism;

the Council,

also

and

the

of

(7) A multiannual programme to promote the linguistic
diversity of the Community in the information society
was established by Council Decision 96/664/EC of 21
November 1996;

(18) A multiannual programme to promote the linguistic
diversity of the Community in the information society
was established by Council Decision 96/664/EC of 21
November 1996;

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(1) OJ L 239, 16.8.1989.
(2) OJ L 87, 20.4.1995.
(3) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 49, 22.2.1999, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 340, 29.12.1994.
(6) OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 33.

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(1) OJ L 239, 16.8.1989.
(2) OJ L 87, 20.4.1995.
(3) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 49, 22.2.1999, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 340, 29.12.1994.
(6) OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 33.

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(8) The Report of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement
of Persons (1) presented to the Commission on 18 March
1997, considered (cid:145)the multiplicity of European languages
[to be] . . . a treasure to be safeguarded(cid:146) and suggested
measures to foster language training and the use of
languages in the Community;

(19) The Report of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement
of Persons (1) presented to the Commission on 18 March
1997, considered (cid:145)the multiplicity of European languages
[to be] . . . a treasure to be safeguarded(cid:146) and suggested
measures to foster language training and the use of
languages in the Community;

Community-wide

the objectives of

(9) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as defined
in Article 5 of
the
the EC Treaty,
proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the
Member States,
the need for a
inter alia because of
campaign
coherent
avoiding duplication and achieving economies of scale;
whereas those objectives can be better achieved by the
Community, owing to the transnational dimension of
Community actions and measures; whereas this Decision
does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those
objectives;

information

the objectives of

(20) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as defined
in Article 5 of
the
the EC Treaty,
proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the
Member States,
the need for a
inter alia because of
campaign
coherent
avoiding duplication and achieving economies of scale;
whereas those objectives can be better achieved by the
Community, owing to the transnational dimension of
Community actions and measures; whereas this Decision
does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those
objectives;

Community-wide

information

(21) However, it is also important that there should be close
cooperation and coordination between the Commission
and the Member States, so as to ensure that actions
are underpinned by
undertaken at European level
small-scale actions undertaken at
regional and
national level which are likely to be more suited to the
needs of target groups and specific situations, and that
cultural diversity is strengthened as a result;

local,

(10) It

is

important

to develop appropriate

cooperation
between the European Community and the Council of
to ensure consistency between actions
Europe so as
undertaken at Community level and those undertaken
by the Council of Europe, and whereas such cooperation
is expressly mentioned in Article 149 of the Treaty estab-
lishing the Community;

(22) It

is

important

to develop appropriate

cooperation
between the European Community and the Council of
Europe so as to ensure consistency between actions
undertaken at Community level and those undertaken
by the Council of Europe, and whereas such cooperation
is expressly mentioned in Article 149 of the Treaty estab-
lishing the Community;

(23) It is important to take into account the fact that the
European Year will take place against the background of
preparations for the enlargement of the Union;

___________
(1) Report of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement of Persons,
chaired by Mrs Simone Veil, Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities, Luxembourg, 1998, Chapter V.

___________
(1) Report of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement of Persons,
chaired by Mrs Simone Veil, Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities, Luxembourg, 1998, Chapter V.

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a

financial

(11) This Decision lays down for the entire duration of the
programme,
framework constituting the
prime reference, within the meaning of point 33 of the
Interinstitutional Agreement
European
Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 May
1999,
for the budgetary authority, during the annual
budgetary procedure (1);

between

the

a

financial

(24) This Decision lays down for the entire duration of the
programme,
framework constituting the
prime reference, within the meaning of point 33 of the
Interinstitutional Agreement
European
Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 May
1999,
for the budgetary authority, during the annual
budgetary procedure (1);

between

the

(12) The Joint Declaration of 4 May 1999 by the European
the Council and the Commission sets out
the implementation of
the EC

Parliament,
the practical arrangements for
the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
Treaty (2),

(25) The Joint Declaration of 4 May 1999 by the European
the Council and the Commission sets out
the implementation of
the EC

Parliament,
the practical arrangements for
the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
Treaty (2),

(26) The measures to be taken for the implementation of this
Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the
procedures
implementing powers
the exercise of
conferred on the Commission (3);

for

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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Article 1

Establishment of the European Year of Languages

2001 shall be designated as

1.
Languages(cid:146).

the (cid:145)European Year of

2.
During the European Year, information and promotional
measures will be undertaken on the theme of languages, with
the aim of encouraging language learning by all persons legally
residing in the Member States, notably by raising awareness of
the influence of language competencies on the quality of life
and on economic competitiveness. These measures will cover
the official languages of the Community, together with Irish,
Letzeburgesch, and other languages recognised by the Member
States.

2.
During the European Year, information and promotional
measures will be undertaken on the theme of languages, with
the aim of encouraging language learning by all persons
residing in the Member States. These measures will cover the
official languages of the Community, together with Irish, Letze-
burgesch, and other languages as identified by the Member
States for the purpose of implementing this Decision.

___________
(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999.
(2) OJ C 148, 28.5.1999.

___________
(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999.
(2) OJ C 148, 28.5.1999.
(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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Article 2

Objectives

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The objectives of the European Year of Languages shall be:

a) to raise awareness of

the richness of

linguistic diversity

within the European Union

b) to bring to the notice of the widest possible public the
advantages of competencies in a range of languages, as a
key element in personal development, in intercultural under-
the rights conferred by
standing,
European citizenship and in enhancing the economic
potential of individuals, enterprises and society as a whole;

in making full use of

c) to encourage the lifelong learning of languages and related
skills, by all persons legally residing in the Member States,
whatever their age, background or previous educational
experiences and achievements;

a) to raise awareness of

the richness of

linguistic diversity
within the European Union and the value in terms of civili-
sation and culture embodied therein, acknowledging the
principle that all
languages must be recognised to have
equal value and dignity and encouraging multilingualism;

in

and

personal

professional

b) to bring to the notice of the widest possible public the
advantages of competencies in several languages, as a key
element
development
(including in finding one’s first job), in intercultural under-
standing, in making full use of the rights conferred by citi-
zenship of the Union and in enhancing the economic and
social potential of individuals, enterprises and society as a
include, among
whole; the public referred to above shall
job seekers,
others: pupils and students, parents, workers,
the inhabitants of
the speakers of certain languages,
border
cultural bodies,
deprived social groups, migrants, etc;

the peripheral

regions,

areas,

c) to encourage the lifelong learning, where appropriate,
starting at preschool and primary school age, of languages
and related skills, involving the use of languages for specific
purposes, particularly in a professional context, by all
persons residing in the Member States, whatever their age,
background,
educational
experiences and achievements;

situation or previous

social

d) to collect and disseminate information about the teaching
and learning of languages, and about skills, methods, and
tools which assist that teaching and learning and/or facilitate
communication between users of different languages.

d) to collect and disseminate information about the teaching
skills, methods
languages, and about
and learning of
(especially innovative methods), and tools which assist that
teaching and learning, including those that are developed in
the framework of other Community actions and initiatives,
and/or facilitate communication between users of different
languages.

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Article 3

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Content of actions

The actions designed to meet the objectives set out in Article 2
above may include, in particular:

The actions designed to meet the objectives set out in Article 2
may include, in particular:

(cid:151) the use of a common logo and of slogans;

(cid:151) the use of a common logo and of slogans in collaboration
with the Council of Europe, in accordance with Article 10;

(cid:151) a Community-wide information campaign;

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(cid:151) the organisation of meetings, competitions, prizes and
events at Community, transnational, national, regional and
local level;

(cid:151) the organisation of meetings, competitions, prizes and

other activities;

(cid:151) the organisation of competitions and, prizes at Community,

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transnational, national and regional level;

(cid:151) financial support for initiatives, at transnational, national,
regional and local level, which promote the objectives of
the European Year of Languages.

Details of these actions are set out in the Annex.

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Article 4

Implementation

Article 4

Implementation of the Decision and cooperation with
Member States

The Commission shall be responsible for the implemen-

1.
tation of this Decision.

The Commission shall ensure the implementation of the

1.
Community actions pursued under this Decision.

Each Member State shall designate an appropriate body
2.
to organise its participation in the European Year, and to be
the
responsible
coordination and implementation at
national
the actions provided for in this Decision,
including through assistance with the selection procedure
described in Article 7.

for
level of

Each Member State shall designate one or more appro-
2.
priate bodies to organise its participation in the European Year,
and to be responsible for the coordination and implementation
at national level of the actions provided for in this Decision,
including through assistance with the selection procedure
described in Article 7.

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Article 5

Committee

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The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory
1.
the Member
committee composed of
States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

the representatives of

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

a draft of

the Commission shall submit

to the
The representative of
committee
taken. The
committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
time limit which the chairman may lay down according to
the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.

the measures

to be

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The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition each
Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position
recorded in the minutes.

The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion
delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of
the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.

2. Whenever this article is referred to, Articles 3 and 7 of
Council Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, without prejudice
to Article 8 thereof.

3.

The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

Article 6

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Financial arrangements

Actions which are Community-wide

as
1.
described in Part A of the Annex, may be financed in total
by the Community budget.

in nature,

2.
Actions which are local, regional, national, or trans-
national in nature, as described in Part B of the Annex, may
be co-financed by the Community budget, up to a maximum of
50 % of the total cost.

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Article 7

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Application and selection procedure

1.
Applications for the co-financing of actions from the
Community budget under Article 6, paragraph 2, shall be
submitted to the Commission through the body designated
under Article 4, paragraph 2.

1.
Applications for the co-financing of actions from the
Community budget under Article 6(2) shall be submitted to
the Commission through the body or bodies designated
include information enabling
under Article 4(2). They shall
the outcome to be assessed on the basis of factual criteria.
The Commission shall
the
assessment provided by the bodies concerned.

take the utmost account of

2.
Decisions on the financing and co-financing of actions
under Article 6 shall be taken by the Commission in
in Article 5. The
accordance with the procedures set out
Commission shall ensure a balanced distribution among
Member States and among the different relevant
fields of
activity.

2.
Decisions on the financing and co-financing of actions
under Article 6 shall be taken by the Commission in
in Article 5. The
accordance with the procedures set out
Commission shall ensure a balanced distribution among
Member States,
the various
languages referred to in Article 1 and among the different
relevant fields of activity.

among, where

appropriate,

information points),

The Commission (in particular through its national and
in cooperation with the bodies
that
for
time and circulated as

3.
regional
referred to in Article 4(2),
proposals are made in sufficient
widely as possible.

ensure

shall

calls

Article 8

Coherence

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The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall
ensure:

(cid:151) consistency between the actions provided for

in this
Decision and other Community actions and initiatives, in
particular those in the field of education and training;

(cid:151) consistency between the actions provided for

in this
Decision and other Community actions and initiatives, in
particular those in the field of education,
training and
culture;

(cid:151) optimal complementarity between the European Year and
other existing Community, national and regional initiatives
and resources, where these can contribute to fulfilling the
objectives of the European Year.

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Article 9

Budget

1.
The financial framework for the implementation of this
action for the period 1 January-31 December 2001 shall be
EUR 8 million.

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The appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary

2.
authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.

Article 10

International cooperation

In the framework of the European Year, and in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 5, the Commission may
cooperate with
In
international
particular,
it shall make appropriate arrangements for coop-
eration with the Council of Europe

organisations.

relevant

In the framework of the European Year, and in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 5, the Commission may
cooperate with
In
particular, there shall be close cooperation and coordination
initiatives with the Council of Europe in
as well as joint
order to help establish links between the peoples of Europe.

organisations.

international

relevant

Article 11

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Monitoring and evaluation

The Commission shall submit, by 31 December 2002 at the
latest, a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the
Regions on the implementation, results and overall assessment
of the actions provided for in this Decision.

The Commission shall submit, by 31 December 2002 at the
latest, a detailed report containing factual information to the
European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social
the Regions on the
Committee and the Committee of
implementation,
every
assessment of
and overall
action provided for in this Decision.

results

Article 12

Entry into force

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.
its
publication.

It shall take effect on the day of

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ANNEX

1. NATURE OF THE ACTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

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(A) Actions which may be financed up to 100 % from the

Community budget

As a guideline, such actions may be allocated 40 % of the total
budget, which the Commission may adjust pursuant to the
procedure laid down in Article 5(2).

1. Meetings and events:

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(a) organisation of meetings on a Community level

(b) organisation of events raising awareness of

linguistic
including the opening and closing events of

diversity,
the Year;

(c) organisation in each Member State of one or more

presentations of the Year

(c) organisation in each Member State of one or more
the Year designed to reach large
presentations of
numbers of people from different social backgrounds;

2. Information and promotional campaigns involving:

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(a) the development of a logo and of slogans for the
European Year, for use in the framework of all activities
linked to the Year;

(b) an information campaign on a Community-wide scale,

(b) an information campaign on a Community-wide scale,
the setting-up of an
including, among other things,
interactive Web
of
dissemination
and
information on projects (including those referred to in
section (C);

site

the

(c) the production of tools and aids, for use throughout the
Community, designed to raise public awareness of the
conditions
language learning and of
successful
effective teaching and learning techniques;

for

(c) the production of tools and aids, for use throughout the
to socially
Community, which are
vulnerable groups, designed to raise public awareness
of the conditions for successful
language learning and
of effective teaching and learning techniques;

also accessible

(d) the organisation of European competitions highlighting
achievements and experiences on the themes of
the
European Year.

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3. Other actions:

Surveys and studies on a Community-wide scale, having
notably the aim of better defining:

Surveys and studies on a Community-wide scale, having
notably the possible aim of better defining:

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(cid:151) the situation in Europe with regard to languages, their

use and language teaching and learning;

(cid:151) the situation in Europe with regard to languages
languages),
(including sign languages and the classical
and university
their use
research) and language teaching and learning and the
acquisition of related skills; as far as possible, all the
languages referred to in Article 1 could be concerned;

in scientific

(including

(cid:151) the expectations of different target groups with regard to

the objectives of the European Year;

(cid:151) the expectations of different target groups (including
those in bilingual areas) with regard to language
learning and

(cid:151) the way in which the Community could fulfil those
the Year and
its

expectations both in the course of
afterwards,
in the framework of
in particular
programmes in the fields of education and training;

(cid:151) evaluation studies concerning the effectiveness and

impact of the European Year;

(cid:151) the way in which the Community could fulfil those

expectations;

(cid:151) evaluation studies concerning the effectiveness and
impact of the European Year, examining best practice
in the field of
language teaching and training and
disseminating the results throughout the Member States.

(B) Actions which may be co-financed by the Community

budget

As a guideline, such actions may be allocated 60% of the total
budget, which the Commission may adjust pursuant to the
procedure laid down in Article 5(2).

Actions at local, regional, national or transnational level may
qualify for financing from the Community budget up to a
maximum of 50 % of the cost, according to the nature and
circumstances of what is proposed. These may include,
inter
alia:

Unchanged

1. Events around the objectives of the European Year;

2. Information actions and actions disseminating examples of
good practice, other than those described in Part 1(A) of
this Annex;

3. The organisation of prizes or competitions;

4. Surveys and studies other than those mentioned in 1(A)

above;

5. Other actions promoting language teaching and learning,
for
and

those
ineligible
existing Community programmes

actions would be

provided that
funding under
initiatives;

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(C) Actions receiving no financial aid from the Community

budget

The Community will offer its moral support, including written
authorisation to use the logo and other material associated
with the European Year, for initiatives undertaken by public
or private organisations, where
can
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the
initiatives involved are or will be in progress during the year
2001 and are likely to contribute significantly to one or more
of the objectives of the European Year.

those organisations

2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

In carrying out the action, the Commission may have recourse to
technical assistance organisations the financing of which may be
provided for within the overall envelope for the programme.
It
can, under the same conditions, have recourse to experts.

In carrying out the action, the Commission may have recourse to
technical assistance organisations the financing of which may be
provided for within the overall envelope for the programme.
It
can, under the same conditions, have recourse to experts. The
Commission shall consult the committee referred to in Article 5
on the financial impact of this assistance.