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I welcome the fact that the European Parliament, the body that represents the aspirations of European citizens, has taken its right of initiative to urge the European Commission to propose firm measures in the area of culture.
to restate, in view of the forthcoming WTO summit, the position of the European Union.
I shall conclude by reiterating that, as rapporteur for the Sixth Research and Development Framework Programme, I proposed amendments that seek to enhance cultural research.
Since 1974, the European Parliament has stressed the importance of developing a cultural policy at Community level, and for a good reason. Culture is a fundamental aspect of the European Union’s identity. Culture is a basis which affords people the opportunity to meet, to relate to one another and experience a shared sense of belonging.
Of course, this does not involve putting forward a European cultural policy that seeks to impose uniformity. On the contrary, this involves emphasising cultural and linguistic diversity and the sharing of a common heritage.
At a time when our citizens are questioning Europe, we must work in order to enhance the feeling of European citizenship. This is a prerequisite for building a European constitution.
This is the background to Mr Ruffolo’s report, which suggests several routes to follow. The Commission is also requested:
to present to the Council and European Parliament a draft recommendation, in which the Commission will undertake to submit an annual report on cultural policies of the Union and of the Member States, and in which the Commission will call on the Member States to contribute actively to drawing up and carrying out a three-year cultural cooperation plan;
to create a European agency to monitor cultural cooperation;
to convene, as part of the review of the Culture 2000 framework programme, a second Cultural Forum which, on the basis of this resolution, will redefine the values, objectives and forms of cultural cooperation in Europe;
to carry out a study into the opportunities for bringing principles more closely into line at Community level governing the tax treatment of works of art and artistic work;"@en1
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