Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-360"

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dcterms:Date	"2006-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Capital of Culture (2007 - 2019) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060404.25.2-360"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-04-Speech-2-3612
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogusław Sonik2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2005-03-02--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2005-04-28--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-10-12--2008-01-15)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2005-12-01--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, along with eight other European cities, my home city of Krakow, in Poland, was the European Capital of Culture for 2000. It was my pleasant duty to serve as Director of the European Capital of Culture programme at the time. I should like to state that the European Capitals of Culture programme is the most notable of the programmes emphasising the cultural unity of our continent. Furthermore, it is a programme that arose from the citizens’ initiative. It did not come about on the initiative of any institution such as the Commission or Parliament. Greece and Mrs Mercouri in particular deserve to be congratulated on the idea of finding a way to show what Europe is all about, and what the cultural unity of our continent actually means. In fact, it would be right and proper for this award to be named after Mrs Mercouri, who was then the Greek Minister for Culture, since this is what Greece and Mrs Mercouri deserve. How should the role of the European Commission be defined? I am now addressing Commissioner Figeľ in particular. The Commission’s role should be to offer support and advice, to point out errors and counsel on appropriate measures to be taken. It ought not to get involved in administrative issues, as it is so prone to do. In particular, it should guard against such an approach in this instance, as the EUR 500 000 award is just 2% to 5% of the entire fund allocated for implementation of the European Capitals of Culture programme. Commissioner, a way must therefore be found to disseminate relevant information and support Internet sites and other publications. We need to learn the lessons of the successes and failures of former European Capitals of Culture. They are all part of the Association of European Capitals of Culture. Mr Figeľ, you are responsible for financing 25 networks, and the Association of European Capitals of Culture should be one of them, so as to ensure that services are available to the cities that are to play this important role in the near future."@en1

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