It is suggested that, in secondary school level second-language teaching in the European Community, more effort should be made to take advantage of geographic proximity to language groups and to diversify the languages being taught and learned. Increased international exchange is urged. (MSE)

Organizations and initiatives focusing on education and professional training in the new European Community are outlined, including international groups designed to promote cooperation, efforts to address issues of international mobility and exchange of students and professionals, improvement of educational systems through cooperation,…