European Centre for Modern Languages

The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) was founded on 8 April 1994 as an Enlarged Partial agreement of the Council of Europe in Graz, Austria. This type of agreement allows non-member states of the Council of Europe to participate. The ECML operates within the Council of Europe's Department of Education, part of the Directorate General of Democracy. The ECML was created through Resolution (94)10, which initiated a pilot phase until December 1997. Resolution (98)11 in July 1998 established the ECML as a permanent institution.

The ECML follows the European Cultural Convention, adopted on 19 December 1954 in Paris, which aims to foster mutual understanding between European peoples, promote cultural diversity, and encourage the study of languages, history, and civilisation. As articulated in Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)1, the ECML advocates for the importance of plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture.

The Austrian Association for the ECML (Verein EFSZ) representing the Austrian authorities provides and manages the Centre’s infrastructure, develops synergies with regional and local partners.

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