This ad hoc query examines the measures taken by EMN Member and Observer Countries to maintain the mother tongue of students with a migratory background. The query addresses such measures in preschool, primary school, and secondary school, as well as the economic resources and fundings to finance these measures.

Since 13 November 2014 and until May 2015, Belgium is chairing the Committee of Ministers, the political decision making organ of the Council of Europe. Under the Belgian Presidency, migration and asylum will be part of the issues tackled.