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". Mr President, allow me to take my turn in congratulating the rapporteur on the excellent work he has recently carried out on such a crucial subject as the safeguarding and promotion of European film heritage. I should like, in particular, to point out three crucial points that appear in the report. Firstly, it is clear that the cataloguing, preservation and restoration of works are essential to safeguarding cultural diversity in Europe. Secondly, the report rightly points out the importance of undertaking a systematic collection of cinematographic works thanks to the legal obligation for a system of deposit. Finally, emphasis must be placed on the extent to which the development of new technologies is fundamental to ensuring the cataloguing, preservation and restoration of cinematographic works in order that they be of the highest quality. I should now like to point out the links between this report and the discussions taking place on European programmes in the field of education and Media 2007. This report demands a more active approach on the part of the Member States in the field of visual education, particularly of professional training and media literacy. As the author of the report on the role of education as the cornerstone of the Lisbon process – a report that I will shortly be presenting to the Committee on Culture and Education – I fully support this excellent proposal. Our societies have become more tolerant with the development of literacy. We must henceforth all learn to better read images, which have become the essential vehicle for communication between mankind. In conclusion, I should like to point out that, whilst European cinema is already a fine heritage, it must continue to form part of our future. To this end, I should like to alert my fellow Members to the necessity of integrating financing terms suitable for European film production into the Media 2007 programme. Examples of this exist: the Institute for the financing of film and cultural industries was set up more than 20 years ago in France, precisely to help producers and independent distributors gain access to credit. Access to bank loans is crucial for independent producers, given the way films are financed. I hope that the discussions on the 2007 programme will allow us to find solutions so that the spirit of European cinema is preserved in its entirety."@en1

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