Hvad angår sprogkendskab, går det fremad i medlemsstaterne takket være det europæiske sprogår, som alle diskuterer, kommunalrådene, forældrene og lærerne selv.
As for language proficiency, things are moving in the Member States, thanks, amongst other things, to the European Year of Languages 2001, as a result of which everyone is discussing the subject, local authorities, parents, and teachers themselves.