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European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL)
Established in October 2003 in Stockholm, European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) is an organization that unites representatives from prominent language organizations and other national language entities within the European Union member states. Each member state is represented by up to two member organizations, and additional bodies are affiliated with EFNIL as observers.

EFNIL's primary goal is to advocate for European linguistic diversity, with a specific focus on the national languages of the European Union. The organization acknowledges the pivotal roles of education, media, and public discourse in the propagation and enhancement of national languages.

Objectives
EFNIL aims to promote European linguistic diversity to safeguard and enhance the cultural richness of Europe and foster a collective European identity. It advocates for European national languages as the most effective means of ensuring linguistic opportunities within their respective member states. EFNIL also provides support to European language organizations in their capacity as hubs of expertise for linguistic analysis and description, as well as advisory bodies guiding language policy for relevant political institutions. EFNIL aims to facilitate the exchange of information and the advancement and endorsement of collaborative European linguistic research projects among language institutions.

Conferences and themes
Vilnius 2022: "Language and Migration"

Cavtat 2021: "The Role of National Language Institutions in the Digital Age"

Tallinn 2019: "Language and Economy. Language industries in a Multilingual Europe"

Amsterdam 2018: "Language variation: a factor of increasing language complexity and a challenge for language policy within Europe"

Mannheim 2017: "National language institutions and national languages"

Warsaw 2016: "Stereotypes and linguistic prejudices in Europe"

Helsinki 2015: "Language use in public administration. Theory and practice in the European states"

Florence 2014: "Language use in university teaching and research past, present, future"

Vilnius 2013: "Translation and Interpretation in Europe"

Budapest 2012: "Lexical Challenges in Multilingual Europe"

London 2011: "The Role of Language Education in Creating a Multilingual Europe"

Thessaloniki 2010: "Language, languages and new technologies: ICT in the service of languages"

Dublin 2009: "The Relationship between Official Languages and Regional and Minority Languages in Europe"

Lisbon 2008: "Language use in Europe"

Riga 2007: "Language policies in Europe"

Madrid 2006: "Examples and models of pluricentric languages"

Brussels 2005: "Foreign language teaching and language policy in Europe"

Paris 2004: "European cooperation in translation"

Stockholm 2003: "Linguistic functional domains, language planning and national languages"