November 21, 2006
“A Soul for Europe”
José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission:
A Soul for Europe in Conference “A Soul for Europe”
Berlin, 17 November 2006
Conclusions for the conference:
The Berlin Conference – A Soul for Europe –, by bringing together the political, cultural and administrative leaders of Europe, initiated a process for placing sustainable cultural growth at the heart of the European project; 'a structual element of our unity', in the words of Commission President Barroso. 'In the hierarchy of values', he said, 'the cultural ones range above the economic ones.' He noted, 'the timing of this conference is perfect….The questions of what Europe can do for culture, and what culture can do for Europe, are not new. But in this context they have aquired a new sense of urgency.'The Berlin Process sets out to change the political paradigm so that Europe comes to reflect this hierarchy in its actions as well as its aspirations. Mechanisms will be set in place to monitor and report on the progress of the European institutions and Member States in implementing concrete initiatives and in investing significantly in the European cultural space.
The conference broadly welcomed the initiative by the Ministers of Culture of France, Germany, Poland and Hungary to provide further regular opportunities to confer and to intensify the discussions of the European Union’s cultural content.....
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