The Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD) was established at the end 2007 with the aim of facilitating the sharing of existing best practice and the development of new and innovative ideas in the field of language planning in all linguistic domains amongst Europe’s constitutional, regional and smaller-state languages.

Co-funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme over the course of three years, the Network encompasses autochthonous European constitutional, regional and smaller state languages to promote meaningful linguistic diversity in the context of a multilingual Europe.

The NPLD comprises two levels of membership – full and associate members –  full members include Estonia (Department of Language Policy, Ministry of Education), the Welsh Language Board, and Ireland (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs).

The Network presents a new and exciting opportunity to be proactive at all political levels, and to develop a new inclusive organisation which will provide a dynamic and independent voice for the less widely used languages of Europe.