"política lingüística" in English

Further information about the language policy of Europa may be found here.

We are united in our diversity – national, regional, cultural, linguistic and political.

Instead, the EU has chosen an inward-looking language policy.

We recognise that the area of culture and language policy is primarily a national preserve.

I do hope that at last we are moving on from speech to action in the area of language policy also.

The European Commission is not responsible for the language policy of external websites.

We need a European language policy.

However, the decision-making power on matters of language policy lies primarily with the Member States.

It is not the responsibility of the European Parliament to lay down requirements and recommendations for language policy.

I strongly support the rapporteur's idea of creating a European agency to assist the various aspects of language policy.

I hope that the adoption of the amendments he has put forward can provide a basis for a meaningful EU language policy.

Finally, I believe it is a mistake to link the question of language policy with the Dalai Lama, even though the two issues are quite separate.

In particular, it indicates the more or less complete impossibility of reconciling our language policy with the needs of those who use and work with patents.

We cannot allow language policy to become a source of conflict among the EU Member States or the general public, which is indeed a genuine possibility.

Consequently, Member States continue to be the decision makers on their domestic linguistic policy, including with regard to regional and minority languages.

I should also like to emphasise and lend my backing to the view that in its language policy the EU must adhere strictly to the principle of solidarity, as it should in other areas.