Committee of Ministers, Recommendation to Member States no. R (98) 6 concerning Modern Languages (Council of Europe, March 1998) 

The document sets the scene for development of languages policy in member states of the European Union and further afield for the foreseeable future, on the understanding that:

... the needs of a multilingual and multicultural Europe can be met only by appreciably developing Europeans' ability to communicate with one other across linguistic and cultural boundaries and that this requires a sustained, lifelong effort which must be encouraged, put on an organised footing and financed at all levels of education by the competent bodies (Page 33)

The measures and principles touch all aspects of education, training and wider society.