Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-09-Speech-1-123"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Film heritage and related industrial activities2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050509.17.1-123"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-09-Speech-1-1242
lpv:speaker	lp:Nikolaos Sifunakis2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 chair; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we had numerous interesting discussions in the committee which I have the honour of chairing. I would like today in plenary to congratulate Mr Hegyi, on his excellent report on the protection of film heritage which is the result, as we have heard, of his knowledge of the cinema. European cinema, the cherished offspring of European culture, has produced thousands of cinematographic works over the last 100 years which are a unique memorial to its culture. The proper preservation, the rescuing of these works, is equivalent to the preservation of the culture of the image and of our history. These films make it much easier for us to understand the development and the progress of life on our continent and elsewhere. That is why it is important that the European Union is taking an initiative today, albeit in the form of a recommendation to the Member States, in which preserving the film heritage is raised to a priority objective while, at the same time, specific and realistic measures are proposed to make it feasible. This report rightly emphasises the important role which the national film archives have in preserving European films. The Member States must give serious consideration to the application of a system of mandatory deposit of new film productions in their film archives. The Member States should take suitable measures to ensure that this heritage is collected, catalogued, preserved, restored and made accessible. This will result not only in the preservation of old films, but also in the creation of jobs. I believe that the present recommendation is just the beginning. Finally, it is most encouraging that the views of Parliament and of the Council are identical on this subject and it is interesting that two journalists – Mrs Reding and Mr Hegyi – have the leading roles. The decision to approve the proposal for a recommendation at first reading brings us one step closer to its application, so that substantial measures can start to be taken as quickly as possible in order to preserve the film heritage. The 20th century was defined as the century of the culture of the image. I trust and believe that the 21st century can be the century of the knowledge of history through the image of culture."@en1

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