The EU’s multilingualism policy is intended to work both internally and externally:•internally, by promoting respect for all languages spoken in the EU, whether they are ocial, regional or minority languages, by promoting language learning, social cohesion, the social integration of migrants, and making sure that languages are at the service of the citizen;•externally, by promoting EU languages abroad, spreading the EU values of solidarity and unity in diversity, and encouraging Europeans to master the languages of countries outside the EU.
Tá sé beartaithe go n oibreoidh beartas ilteangachais an AE go hinmheánach agus go seachtrach:• go hinmheánach, trí mheas a chothú ar gach teanga a labhraítear san AE, bíodh teanga oifigiúil, réigiúnach nó mhionlaigh i gceist, trí fhoghlaim teangacha a chur chun cinn, mar aon le comhtháthú sóisialta, agus lánpháirtiú imirceach sa tsochaí, agus trína áirithiú go bhfuil teangacha chun fónaimh do na saoránaigh;• goseachtrach, trí theangacha an AE a chur chun cinn ar an gcoigríoch, agus luachanna an AE maidir le dlúthpháirtíocht agus aontacht san éagsúlacht á scaipeadh, agus trí mhuintir na hEorpa a spreagadh chun teangacha tíortha lasmuigh den AE a fhoghlaim.