On December 5, the Portuguese-speaking countries launch a group to reflect on the language. The Multilateral Reflection Group is an idea from the International Institute of the Portuguese Language (IILP) and aims to promote a more multilateral management of Portuguese, bringing together entities with a role in defining public policies for the use, promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language. 

The IILP is part of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) and representatives from five member states will take part in this meeting: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal and East Timor, along with a delegation from the Macau Special Administrative Region, China, for the first time involved at this level in IILP actions.

The agenda includes sharing information on the panorama of Portuguese teaching in each country and analyzing possible mechanisms for articulation and defining common criteria in matters such as the processes of renewing the lexicon, in other words, the set of words in the language.

(Source: LUSA, on December 5)