Moreover, it is not only important for speakers of minority languages to learn majority languages but also vice versa. Increasing tensions and divisions on language-related issues can occur even in societies that are generally characterised by peaceful relations between persons belonging to different groups. The Advisory Committee considers it particularly worrying when linguistic divisions are used for political purposes and presented as a root cause for cleavages in society, and when intolerance based on linguistic affiliation is stirred up in political discourse. Such developments can harm good community relations for