Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-25-Speech-3-141"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-02-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Schools and access to culture2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040225.10.3-141"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-25-Speech-3-1422
lpv:speaker	lp:Ulpu Iivari2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 treasurer; PES (2001-05-14--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, although education in the Union is the responsibility of the Member States, there are many channels in the European Union for the support of cultural education in schools. The main ones are the multiannual programmes, such as Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Culture 2000. They all encourage cultural creativity and mobility, intercultural dialogue and knowledge of the history of the European peoples. The learning of languages, something which is closely tied to cultural skills, has an important role to play in Union policy. In 2001 we celebrated the European Year of Languages. I am pleased that the rapporteur highlights the importance of knowledge of European history and cultural heritage in his report. The history of our continent is not only wars and bloodshed but also a fruitful interaction that has enriched our national cultures. We can see that many artists who have been essential to the identity of independent nation-states have at the same time been important European players. With enlargement of the Union there will be a need to raise awareness of the culture and history of the new and the old Member States, as the report quite rightly states. I believe it will strengthen our sense of alliance, as the countries of the Baltic and Central Europe that are now joining the Union are firmly rooted in a common European cultural heritage. Culture, education and research occupy a central position in the Commission proposal in the financial frameworks for the period 2007-2013. Investment in these is crucial to success in the context of the Lisbon Strategy, but culture and education have a broader function than just economic success. They create a framework for people’s intellectual growth and mutual understanding. I therefore welcomed the report’s recommendation that the Commission and the Member States should ensure that in European research programmes encouragement is given to projects concerning the fundamentals of European civilisation such as common law, the history of institutions and education, the rules of coexistence, social and anthropological practices and forms of artistic expression. I hope that the objectives set in the report are duly taken into consideration when the Commission is drafting new multiannual programmes relating to culture, education and youth exchange schemes. Similarly, the report contains the ingredients for negotiations among the EU Ministers for Education and Culture regarding common educational and cultural-political objectives."@en1

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