Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-10-24-Speech-1-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:MEDIA 20072
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051024.17.1-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-24-Speech-1-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Hélène Goudin2
lpv:spokenAs	member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2007-06-12)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Junilistan (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this report observes that there is limited cultural diversity within quite a few of the EU Member States’ respective film industries. It is clear that European films have difficulty holding their own against their American competitors. Irrespective of whether we regard this fact as a problem or as something we have to accept, the question we should ask ourselves is the following: ought the EU to deal with political issues of this type or do such issues fall within the Member States’ area of responsibility? The June List’s answer is clear: this is an issue for the Member States. If the Member States wish to invest resources of their own in promoting their national film industries, they of course have every right to do so. The EU should not, however, implement special programmes to benefit the European film industry. If a number of EU countries think it necessary to cooperate within this policy area, they can, moreover, do so without EU interference. Intergovernmental agreements or cooperation between film companies can take place outside the framework of the EU. Amendment 15 refers to the EU Constitution which, it stresses, emphasises the value of respecting cultural and linguistic diversity. However, that is no legitimate reason for supporting EU programmes like this. Members of this Chamber must accept that the populations of France and the Netherlands voted against the EU Constitution, which has thus been rejected and is no longer a relevant source of reference. The Committee on Culture and Education wishes to invest more than EUR 1 billion in this programme. The EU does not need further questionable and expensive projects. It should instead aim for limited cooperation on significant and genuinely cross-border issues."@en1

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