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The European Language Council is a permanent and independent association whose main aim is the quantitative and qualitative improvement of knowledge of the languages and cultures of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
and beyond. Membership is open to all institutions of higher education and all national and international associations with a special interest in languages.
The association's permanent secretariat is at Freie Universität in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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