Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity

The Network (NPLD) was established at the end 2007 with the aim of facilitating the sharing of existing best practice and the development of new and innovative ideas in the field of language planning in all linguistic domains amongst Europe’s less widely used languages.

Co-funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme over the course of three years, the Network encompasses autochthonous European regional, indigenous, cross-border and smaller state languages to promote meaningful linguistic diversity in the context of a multilingual Europe.

The NPLD comprises two levels of membership – full and associate members – full members include Estonia (Dept. of Language Policy, Ministry of Education), the Welsh Language Board, and Ireland (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs).

The public launching of the network was held in Brussels on Wednesday June 11th, in the presence of Commissioner Leonard Orban, and held its first Assembly the following day.

The network aims to design high equality project proposals, with organisations both within and without the present membership (which less widely-used language organisations are invited to apply to join) and to seek EU or other funding.

For more information, click here (http://www.npld.eu/Pages/default.aspx)

The Adum team welcome the NPLD, wish it every success, and hope to be able to work together!