The European Union's Business Forum recently published their recommendations for the future of Multilingualism in Europe. The main message communicated by the Forum stated that Europe should turn its lingusitic diversity into a real competitive advantage, and this could be achieve if :
"1) national governments promote both formal and informal learning of a wide range
of languages;
2) language strategies are endorsed at the highest management level in companies;
3) national, regional and local bodies support companies in their efforts to use
languages strategically; and
4) a European platform is created for a permanent exchange of best practices
involving languages for business."
The full report by the Forum is available by clicking on the link above.