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“Language education at the heart of democracy” exhibition

From 29 September to 10 October 2025, the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg hosted the exhibition “Language education at the heart of democracy”, organised by the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) and the Language Policy Programme. Coinciding with the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the exhibition highlighted how language education strengthens democracy, social cohesion, and intercultural understanding.

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The exhibition

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ECML exposition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Additional information accompanying the exhibition panels

                 

Exhibition photos

Inauguration of the exhibition

The inauguration on 30 September was opened by the Permanent Representative of Austria to the Council of Europe, Aloisia Wörgetter, and attended by an audience of over 100 parliamentarians and other guests. Speakers included PACE Vice-President Andries Gryffroy (Chair of the Belgian Delegation), Martin Graf (Chair of the Austrian Delegation) and Matthias von Gehlen (Vice-Chair of the ECML Governing Board). 

News item: "Language education at the heart of democracy" exhibition launched during PACE (3 October 2025)

Exhibition at Hôtel d’Alsace

As part of the Mercredis du Conseil de l’Europe thematic conferences, the exhibition “Language education at the heart of democracy” was presented at the Hôtel d’Alsace in Strasbourg from 17 to 24 November 2025, in cooperation with the Collectivité européenne d’Alsace. On 20 November, a round table “Plurilingualism: challenges, benefits and perspectives in Europe and in Alsace” was opened by Sarah Breslin, ECML Director and Head of Language Policy at the Council of Europe, with contributions from experts in education, research, and the media. 

News item: Conference in Strasbourg on "Plurilingualism: Challenges, Benefits and Perspectives in Europe and in Alsace" (25 November 2025)