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The European Day of Languages is celebrating its 25^th birthday!

Join us on 26 September for a virtual event and talk to language experts and professionals at the European Commission. Create your avatar and visit our exhibition area to discover the different ways in which the European Commission supports multilingualism, language learning and language diversity. Ask everything you’ve always wanted to know about language policy, translation, interpretation and opportunities to learn languages.

The panel discussion will be webstreamed live here on 26.09. at 10:15 am (CEST).

In a fast-changing world shaped by AI and emerging technologies, multilingualism remains a key competence for mobility, employability, mutual understanding, and tackling complex global challenges.

Join us for an inspiring roundtable where you can hear from leading voices across fields—from AI development to social work and interpretation—on how language learning opens doors and how new technologies can complement, not replace, human multilingual communication.

Don’t miss this dynamic discussion!

The virtual event platform will be available from the day before and will stay open for the entire day of the event. To register, you will need an EU Login (if you don’t already have one), so please create it beforehand on this page.

More Information:

language skills | multilingualism | language teaching
Friday 26 September 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 (CEST)
Online only

Programme

26 Sep 2025, 09:00 (CEST)
Virtual platform opens for participants to explore the virtual exhibition and talk to European Commission staff
10:15 - 10:20 (CEST)
Welcome by moderator
- Anna Sole Mena, Senior expert on multilingualism, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission
10:20 - 10:30 (CEST)
Quiz on multilingualism
- Mariusz Czarnecki, Information and communication officer, Directorate General for Translation, European Commission
10:30 - 11:30 (CEST)
Roundtable debate on "Language skills: your bridge to the jobs of the future"
Speakers:
- Joe Hopkins, expert at the European Commission/European Centre for Modern Languages, Project :"Using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in support of language teaching and learning"
- Cedric Carlier, social worker and polyglot, Belgian Red Cross
- Mădălina Marincu, business analysis and AI prompt engineering expert, Directorate General for Translation, European Commission
- Jenny Taylor, conference interpreter, Directorate General for Interpretation, European Commission
- Q&A with the audience
11:30 (CEST)
Closing by moderator
11:30 - 13:00 (CEST)
Virtual platform remains open for participants to explore the virtual exhibition and talk to European Commission staff and speakers of the panel discussion