The linguistic domains of business and commerce are especially affected by the economic and communicative globalization. The present development in Europe is discussed in several overview articles and a series of reports on the specific situation in various European countries. This title deals with this topic.

Contents: Simonetta Luz Afonso: Notas de Boas Vindas/Welcome Notes – Gerhard Stickel: Abertura/Opening – Stephen Hagen: Mapping successful language use in international business: How, when and where do European companies achieve success? – José Paulo Esperança: An Eclectic Approach to Language Valuation: The Global Influence of the Portuguese Language – Sophie Bressé : L’usage des langues étrangères dans les entreprises françaises – Charlotte Rønhof: Linguistic conditions in Danish industries – Lisbeth Verstraete-Hansen : En route vers le tout-anglais ? Pratiques et représentations des langues étrangères dans les entreprises danoises – Martin Stegu: Language needs in business: myths and realities. Considérations générales et autrichiennes – Pirkko Nuolijärvi: Language in business and commerce in Finland – Guy Berg: Active multilingualism in Luxembourg. The use of languages in a stable polyglossic economy – Walery Pisarek: Language use in business and commerce in Poland – Guðrun Kvaran: The Icelandic language in business and commerce in Iceland – Corina Cilianu-Lascu/Marius Sala : Les langues de la communication professionnelle dans les entreprises de Roumanie : enjeux, réalités, perspectives – František Čermák: Leading questions and answers on the situation in individual countries: Situation in Czechia – Janez Dular: Gebrauch der Sprachen im europaweiten Geschäfts- und Handelsverkehr - Slowenien.