European Portuguese the Portuguese language but also Portuguese culture. Thus, it promotes European Portuguese as a norm for learners. RTP is the Portuguese public television network and also serves as a vehicle for European-Portuguese-providing media content throughout the world. There is a branch of RTP Internacional named RTP África, which serves Lusophone Africa. In estimating the size of the speech community for European Portuguese, one must take into account the consequences of the Portuguese diaspora: immigrant communities located throughout the world in the Americas, Australia, Europe and Africa. European Portuguese European Portuguese (, ), also known as Lusitanian Portuguese (') and Portuguese
Demographics of the European Union countries joined the European Union, and Croatian becoming official in 2013. English is the most spoken language in the EU, being spoken by around 51% of its population. This high proportion is because 38% of EU citizens speak it as a language other than their mother tongue (i.e. second or foreign language). German is the most spoken first language, spoken by more than 18% of the population. The EU faces challenges in its demographic future. Most concerns center around several related issues: an ageing population, growing life expectancy and immigrant flow. After hitting a historical low of 1.47 children born