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items of the proposed agenda were put together upon consultation with the
interested parties. In addition to the questions that have been formulated
with regard to the respective items (see below), the present dossiers shall
provide additional information for the discussion.
- Inclusive
Europe?
How
can culture contribute to the cohesion of European societies? To what extent are
the social functions of culture different in the various regions of Europe, e.g.
between the 15 of Europe, the new members and those (still) outside of the
Union? What concrete results do we expect from
the actual conference? Are there lessons for ministers of culture from recent
phenomena that point at the imperfections of inclusion in Europe?
-
The
Role of Culture in the European Integration
What
role should culture play in overcoming the current stalemate in the integration
process? Had there been a chance to prevent or lessen the European crisis if
cultural values and cultural co-operation had been given a greater role? What
role should culture get in the integration process, and more specifically in the
renewed Lisbon
strategy, aiming at increasing the competitiveness of our
continent?
-
2008
- European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
How
can individual countries contribute to the realisation of the objectives
proposed by the European Commission? Where can additional resources be
mobilised? How could national cultural policies be adapted to these objectives?
How will this initiative affect the non-member states of the European Union,
which are their reflections regarding this main European
initiative?
- UNESCO
Convention on Cultural Diversity
What
is the significance of the approval of this Convention for the cultures of
European societies? How does this affect the new member states and the accession
countries, characterised by an increased vulnerability of their cultural
markets? How do we judge the role of the European Union and the Presidencies in
the preparation of the Convention?
- Widening
Access to Cultural Products
How
do we assess the proposals aimed to constitute a European response to the
American cultural challenge? How should we tackle the financial and technical
obstacles to this cultural competition? How should we divide tasks between the
States and the international community? Is it not time to reconsider the
copyright regimes and discuss the possibility of introducing a multiplicity of
legal techniques (such as outlined in the Creative Commons proposals) aiming at
easier (or even free) access to cultural products?
- European
Linguistic Diversity
How
do the previous two issues affect the cause of linguistic diversity? What other
existing and emerging national and international initiatives would give equal
opportunities for the flourishing of less spoken languages? How can we broaden
the scope and improve the efficiency of the translation support schemes?
- The
Role of Ministerial Conferences
What
should be the future role of the ministerial conferences? What forms of
collaboration can be conceived in addition to bilateral co-operation and the
joint actions within the confines of international organisations? What specific
aims and new kinds of structures can be established? What should be the general
themes of future ministerial conferences?
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