Day of languages

The first European Day of Languages took place on 26

September 2001. Millions of people took part in this
day. It serves to encourage language learning across
Europe. People : young and old, are encouraged to take
up a language , or take special pride in their existing
language skills. Also, those responsible for providing
access to language learning are encouraged to make it
easier for people to learn a range of languages.
On this day, a range of events are organized across
Europe in television and radio like: language classes
and conferences.
As far as foreign language studies says that English is
currently the most popular foreign language in Europe,
followed by German, French, Italian, Russian and
Spanish ect.