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	Cultural policies of the European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cultural cooperation in the European Union has become a community competency since its inclusion in 1992 in the Maastricht Treaty.
		The European Union gave grants to 233 cultural projects in 2004.
		The European Union has also launched a webportal dedicated to Europe and Culture, responding to the European Council's expressed desire to see the Commission and the member states "promote the networking of cultural information to enable all citizens to access European cultural content by the most advanced technological means."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cultural_policies_of_the_European_Union (142 words)

	Life in the European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Union citizenship continues to gain in status and the European Court of Justice has stated that Union citizenship will be the "fundamental status of nationals of Member States" (see Case C-184/99 Rudy Grzelczyk v Centre Public d'Aide Sociale d'Ottignes-Louvain-la-Neuve, [2001] ECR I-6193, para 31).
		EU policy is to encourage all its citizens to be multilingual; specifically, it encourages them to be able to speak two languages in addition to their mother tongue.
		The European Union or EU is a supranational union of 25 European states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Life_in_the_European_Union (1022 words)

	EUROPA - Culture - Cultural diversity
		Adoption of a proposal for the EC ratification of the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity
		Two months after the adoption of the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions by the UNESCO General Conference, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council decision for the ratification of the Convention by the European Community.
		On 20 October 2005 the Unesco General Conference adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which was negotiated jointly by the European Commission, on behalf of the Community, and the Council Presidency, on behalf of the Member States.
	ec.europa.eu /culture/portal/action/diversity/unesco_en.htm (517 words)

	Culturelink Network - Culturelink Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cultural diversity, in all its forms, is posing a profound challenge to traditional formulations of cultural policy.
		The cultural policies of the European Union and cultural diversity by Cris Shore
		Cultural diversity invests national cultural policy with the responsibility to define the new conditions of equity and fairness for cultural participation.
	www.unesco.org /culturelink/review/37/cl37ce.html (612 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--European Union
		European Documentation Centre-- At the University of Mannheim, part of a network set up by the European Commission to offer "access to official documents and publications of the EU institutions in printed or electronic version." Much information about the EU and many of its full-text electronic documents are accessible on or through this site.
		European Anti-Poverty Network-- "An independent coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the European Union," supported by the European Commission.
		European Union Legal Research-- From the Harvard Law School Library, a thorough guide to research on all aspects of EU law, through all the relevant media.
	www2.etown.edu /vl/eurunion.html (2164 words)

	The Institut d’Estudis Catalans hosts a symposium on the renovation of cultural policies in the European Union as part ...
		The session will deal with issues such as identities and cultural diversity in the European Union; cultural policies from the perspective of autonomous or state governments; multiculturalism in Europe and renovation of EU cultural policies, among others.
		The opening congresses on "European Union: Cultural and Policies" will be chaired by the head of Patronat Pro-Europa, Anna Terron, and former president of the Catalan Parliament Joan Rigol.
		Caterina Mieras, cultural councilor of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia; Carles Solà, councilor of universities and research for the Autonomous Government of Catalonia ; Josep Borrell, president of the European Congress; Joan Clos, mayor of Barcelona and president of the Forum; Josep Laporte and Robert Lafont and Joan Triadú, presidents of the Eurocongrés.
	www.barcelona2004.org /eng/actualidad/noticias/html/f045144.htm (410 words)

	European Information - University of Exeter Library and Information Service
		EUDUG (European Union Databases User Group) is a lobby group which aims to bring together the producers and end-users of specialist databases in EU research.
		Impact of the enlargement of the European Union on small and medium-sized enterprises in the Union was published by the Enterprise DG in 2000.
		The Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies represents all regional parliaments in the European Union.
	www.library.ex.ac.uk /internet/eurostudies.html (5149 words)

	Friedrich Buchberger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Starting this introductory lecture to the conference on "Teacher Education Policies in the European Union and Quality of Lifelong Learning" with a few remarks on the "National Commission on Teaching and America´s Future" and teacher education policies in the USA may surprise.
		The past few years these reports, their recommendations for teacher education policies, and the concrete reform efforts of the National Commission both at the level of teacher education policy and in concrete reform projects at institutions of teacher education and at school level have had sometimes substantial impact.
		A number of observers of teacher education policies have stated, that the induction of newly qualified teachers into the professional cultures of schools is one of the "missing links" or the "great omission" of teacher education.
	www.pa-linz.ac.at /team/homepage/BuchbergerF/Artepol_1.htm (5913 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Excerpts: Europe's draft constitution
		The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens.
		The European Union shall conduct a common foreign and security policy, based on the development of mutual political solidarity among member states, the identification of questions of general interest and the achievement of an ever-increasing degree of convergence of member states' actions.
		A European law or framework law of the Council shall lay down measures for the harmonisation of legislation concerning turnover taxes, excise duties and other forms of indirect taxation provided that such harmonisation is necessary for the functioning of the internal market and to avoid distortion of competition...
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2938272.stm (1567 words)

	The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Cultural Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Raphael, focuses on preservation of the historical and cultural heritage.
		Policies of the European Union, on the Europa server, contains a section on Culture.
		Factsheets on the European Union, from the Europarl server, has a section on Cultural Policy.
	www.library.pitt.edu /subject_guides/westeuropean/wwwes/culture.guide.html (1043 words)

	Policies of the European Union, Spatial Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The European Union doesn't have appropriateness in the field of spatial planning, and thus ESDP is not about appositeness transfer from the Member states to the Commission.
		The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) is the result of long-term operations and synergies between the member-states and the European Union.
		The draft was complemented and refined by the opinion documents and by the results of the elaborations and negotiations, before the final approval in the 11th of May 1999 in Postdam (German), under the German Presidency and at a informal meeting of the Ministers responsible for spatial planning in Member States.
	www.medregio.org /european_policies2/eu_policies_1_en.html (1049 words)

	European Union
		The European Coal and Steel Community shall have as its task to contribute, in harmony with the general economy of Member States and through the establishment of a common market as provided in Article 4, to economic expansion, growth of employment and a rising standard of living in the Member States.
		Such a policy seems to them indispensable if Europe is to maintain her position in the world, regain her influence and prestige and achieve a continuing increase in the standard of living of her population.
		An economic union, as distinct from a common market, combines the suppression of restrictions on commodity and factor movements with some degree of harmonisation of national economic policies, in order to remove discrimination that was due to disparities in these policies.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWeec.htm (8144 words)

	Cultural Policy Of Serbia
		That was the reason for conducting applied research project titled "Cultural policy in Serbia 1989-2001" in order to provide effective diagnosis of the previous and current cultural policy of Serbia in transition period.
		By the beginning of May, a Ministry's team for preparation of the national cultural policy review for the Council of Europe was established, with Milena Dragičević-Šešić as project director and Vesna Djukić-Dojčinović among project team members in charge for historical perspective of cultural policies and instruments, as well for decentralization and cultural tourism issues.
		For the lack of relevant documentation, Center for Study in Cultural Development initiated several projects, among them, electronic data base "Geo-cultural Map of Serbia" of cultural institutions, manifestations, artistic colonies, professional organizations, cinematographic and publishing institutions, musical assemblies, medias, civil society groups, NGO-s which are all involved in the field of culture.
	www.policy.hu /djukic/reports.htm (5308 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics: The European Union
		The European Union (EU) is a unique institutional framework for the construction of a united Europe.
		Through the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities (Merger Treaty) of 1965, the institutions of the ECSC, the EEC and EURATOM were merged with the aim of strengthening the political influence of the Council and the Commission and streamlining the work of the Community intitutions.
		With the single European Act of 1986, the Treaty on European Union signed in Maastricht in 1992 and the new Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997, further steps have been taken towards the unification of Europe.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/politics/eu/eu1.html (422 words)

	Prophecy Central: Revived Roman Empire
		European Union agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler said the EU was ready to agree to a draft agreement on agriculture - seen as the key to an overall deal.
		European Commission President, Romano Prodi says that the successful transition to a unified currency among the 12 participating countries of the European Union foreshadows a United States of Europe.
		Commentary: This is the biggest event since the founding of the European Union to demonstrate the possible fulfillment of the prophecy from Daniel 2:27-45 of the formation of one last form of human world government, (iron mixed with clay) starting in the very geographical area of the old Roman Empire (iron).
	www.bible-prophecy.com /roman.htm (6449 words)

	WELCOME TO THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The process of European integration was launched May 9, 1950 when France officially proposed to create “the first concrete foundation of a European federation.” Six countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) joined from the very beginning.
		Today, after four waves of accessions (1973: Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom; 1981: Greece; 1986: Spain and Portugal; 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden), the EU has 15 Member States and is preparing for the accession of 13 eastern and southern European countries.
		The Treaty created the European Union, a concept encompassing the European Communities (which had also been amended to the term “European Community” on the same occasion), as well as other forms of cooperation.
	www.italcultusa.org /DCeuunion.html (655 words)

	European Union. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
		A political union, often called the EU, to which the member states of the EEC are evolving.
		Based on the Maastrict Treaty, it envisions the eventual establishment of common economic, foreign, security, and justice policies.
		The extent to which this goal will be achieved is still in doubt and occasions deep divisions in some member states, especially Great Britain.
	www.bartleby.com /59/13/europeanunio.html (191 words)

	University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate School Catalog - European Union Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Graduate Certificate Program in European Union Studies at the University of Missouri presents graduate students with a unique opportunity to develop expertise regarding the organizations and policies of the European Union and about cultural, business, and political relations between the United States and Europe.
		The program is coordinated through the European Union Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia, one of fifteen Centers in the United States designated by the European Commission, and is approved as a graduate certificate by the four campus UM system.
		Two required courses (6 hours): Policies and Institutions of the European Union (Public Affairs 8001) and three hours of independent research conducted within the student's major department.
	gradschool.missouri.edu /catalog/fieldsofstudy/european_union_studies.html (410 words)

	EUROPA - Activities of the European Union - Culture
		EUROPA - Activities of the European Union - Culture
		The aim of the European Union is double: to preserve and support this diversity and to help make it accessible to others.
		Useful reading: A community of cultures - the European Union and the arts (Series: "Europe on the move").
	europa.eu /pol/cult/index_en.htm (161 words)

	Internet resources European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Consolidated versions the Treaty establishing the European Communit, the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty of Nice.
		Key topics and European policies, treaties and basic documents, Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Bulletin of the Parliament, and studies and background documents.
		It is aimed at the promotion of original research and debate in European studies by publishing academic articles, research comments, policy analysis and book reviews in the field of European politics, law, economics and sociology.
	www.edcnl.nl /eng/internet/pub.html (1475 words)

	Conference, Workshop & Cultural Initiative Fund
		The funding for the CWCI Fund activities is supplied by the European Communities under the European Programme for Reconstruction and Development (EPRD).
		EPRD funding, averaging €135 million a year, is allocated to priority sectors and cross-cutting issues in accordance with the Multi-annual Indicative Programme signed by the European Union and the South African Government.
		Conference Workshop and Cultural Initiative Fund (CWCI) and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.
	www.cwci.co.za (270 words)

	EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Within the context of the CFSP, the Union is developing a European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
		For details of certain horizontal external policies of particular interest to American readers, links are provided to Council and European Commission websites with comprehensive material on EU policies on
		EU Military Staff: "The European Union Military Staff: On Its Way Ahead," General Jean-Paul Perruche, Director General of the EU Military Staff (pdf) (Also published in Eurofuture, Autumn, 2005)
	www.eurunion.org /legislat/ForeignPolicySecurity/FgnPolSecHome.htm (240 words)

	The American University of Paris \| Faculty News \| September 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In May, Yudhishthir Raj Isar joined the Scientific Committee for a symposium on cultural policies in the European Union that the Eurocongress 2000 foundation is organizing on September 16-18, 2004 in the framework of the Universal Forum of Cultures, Barcelona 2004.
		The European Writing Centers Association [EWCA] is a regional affiliate of the International Writing Centers Association [IWCA] and aims at supporting Writing Center activities across Europe, cultivating the cross-cultural dialogue with a focus on vision, mission, and action, concerning organizational and educational issues.
		Douglas Yates' comparative historical analysis on the African policies of Britain, France and the United States—co-authored with Kaye Whiteman (former editor in chief of West Africa magazine)— came out in an edited volume published by Lynne Reiner (2004) which is available at the AUP bookstore.
	www.aup.fr /news/faculty_news/archive_2004-09.htm (2245 words)

	Can Europe's Social-Democratic System Survive? - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
		After five years of European (and, not least, French) attacks on U.S. foreign and domestic policy, they took satisfaction in concluding that Europe, in the end, is really no better than America.
		Over the past year, Europeans have proven themselves to be more committed to both the social-welfare state and their EU institutions than ever.
		Far from being a libertarian repudiation of the European Union, last spring's constitutional referendums brought forth a groundswell of support for social democracy.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/10511144/site/newsweek (851 words)

	Activities of the European Union - Education, Training, Youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The opportunities which the EU offers its citizens for living, studying and working in other countries make a major contribution to cross-cultural understanding, personal development and the realisation of the EU’s full economic potential.
		European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
		Treaty establishing the European Community (Articles 149 to 150)
	europa.eu /pol/educ/index_en.htm (177 words)

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