EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORM FOR MULTILINGUALISM

See # 17 above

1) Association of Language Testers in Europe
2) Conseil européen des associations de traducteurs littéraires
3) Community Media Forum Europe
4) CultureLink Network
5) European Association for the Education of Adults
6) European Association for Terminology
7) European Language Equality Network and Eurolang
8) European Council of Artists
9) European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
10) Youth for Understanding
11) Eŭropa Esperanto-Unio
12) European Federation for Intercultural Learning
13) European Federation of National Institutions for Language
14) The European Forum for Vocational Education and Training
15) European Theatre Convention
16) European Union of National Institutes for Culture
17) Fundación Academia Europea de Yuste
18) Federation of European Publishers
19) Federal Union of European Nationalities
20) Literature Across Frontiers
21) European Platform for Literary Exchange
22) Mercator Network of Language Diversity Centres
23) Réseau européen des centres internationaux de traduction littéraire
24) Association des états généraux des étudiants de l'Europe
25) Education @ Internet
26) European Union of Associations of Translation Companies
27) European Association for Health Information and Libraries
28) Association of European Border Regions
29) Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity

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As of early 2016 the ECSPM is an independent non-governmental, non-profit association, registered
according to Danish Law: Registration No. CVR 37116866, to carry on the work of the ‘Platform’ on
Multilingualism, launched by the Commission, supported by the DG EAC, in 2009, and re-launched in 2012,
and mandated to work toward the development of: (a) coherent plans to raise awareness regarding the
value of European linguistic diversity (b) strategies allowing Europeans to learn at least two languages plus
L1 starting from an early age, and (c) proposals facilitating the mainstreaming of multilingualism in relevant
EU programmes and policies.
The ECSPM is now an alliance for languages and multilingualism in Europe, making possible the cooperation
between European, national, and international networks, organisations, federations and associations that
view multilingualism as an asset for European economic, social, cultural development, and as a facilitator
for intellectual growth, social, and personal development. This civil society aspires to be a strong voice of
Europe’s civil society promoting language policies for multilingualism in all aspects of social life by way of
focusing on people, and on their ability to use a variety of semiotic resources to access education, social
affairs and culture, to participate as active citizens in the EU, shaping its making, to benefit from better
communication, wider employment and business opportunities. To achieve these aims, the ECSPM intends
to assist raise further awareness about the EU’s linguistic resources, and get underway intercultural
dialogue. It will continue drafting policy documents with which to advise the European Commission and EU
Member States, and to provide council on how to implement relevant policies effectively. Most
importantly, it intends to ensure that the right of all students to learn two languages in addition to their
mother tongue is respected, and that Europe’s rich linguistic and cultural resources are maintained, as they
are viewed as crucial for the future of Europe, its economic development, and its political integration.

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