As for language proficiency, things are moving in the Member States, thanks, amongst other things, to the European Year of Languages 2001, as a result of which everyone is discussing the subject, local authorities, parents, and teachers themselves.
Hvad angår sprogkendskab, går det fremad i medlemsstaterne takket være det europæiske sprogår, som alle diskuterer, kommunalrådene, forældrene og lærerne selv.