Translation of "Cultural Cooperation Section " (English → French) :

13. In terms of territorial cooperation, draws attention to the tendency to delay the launching of cross-border projects and railway projects in general and stresses the European added value of the TEN-T network, which is particularly evident in cross-border sections of projects and in their interconnection with national road, rail and inland waterways projects; proposes in this context systematising the introduction of common platforms for best practices organised on a socio-economic, geographic, demographic and ...[+++]cultural basis;

In addition to cooperation on human rights, democracy and the proper management of public affairs, this agreement also provides us with a legal framework for cooperation in cultural matters, education and training, and which pays particular attention, as is the case given Mexico’s needs, to the most disadvantaged sections of society.

60. Calls on the Commission to foster decentralised cooperation programmes and initiatives which promote exchanges between all the agents involved in development, as set out by the Barcelona Declaration in the section on collaboration in social, cultural and human affairs, in order to liberalise and invigorate the system, and thus create more potential for cultural development;

The Governments of the Member States and the Commission of the European Communities were represented as follows: Belgium: Ms Laurette ONKELINX Chairwoman of the French-speaking Community and Minister with responsibility for Health, Social Affairs and Tourism Denmark: Ms Jytte HILDEN Minister for Culture Mr Erik JACOBSEN State Secretary for Culture Germany: Mr Helmut SCHÄFER Minister of State, Foreign Affairs Mr Hans ZEHETMAIR Minister of State for Education, Culture, Science and the Arts, Bavaria Mr Kurt FALTLHAUSER Minister, Chancellery of Bavaria Greece: Mr Stavros BENOS Minister for Culture Spain: Ms Esperanza AGUIRRE Minister for Culture Mr Miguel Angel CORTES State Secretary for Culture France: Mr Philippe DOUSTE-BLAZY Minister for Cul ...[+++]ture Ireland: Mr Michael D. HIGGINS Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Italy: Mr Walter VELTRONI Minister for Culture and Environmental Assets Mr Antonio MACCANICO Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Luxembourg: Ms Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES Minister for Culture Austria: Mr Rudolf SCHOLTEN Minister for Science, Research and the Arts Netherlands: Mr Aad NUIS State Secretary for Education, Cultural Affairs and Science Portugal: Mr Manuel Maria CARRILHO Minister for Culture Mr Alberto ARONS de CARVALHO State Secretary for Social Communication Finland: Mr Claes ANDERSSON Minister for Culture Sweden: Ms Ann Christine NYKVIST State Secretary for Culture United Kingdom: The Lord INGLEWOOD Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for National Heritage Commission: Mr Marcelino OREJA Member Joint meeting of Council/Associated Countries of Central and Eastern Europe The following representatives of the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe attended this meeting along with the participants in the Audiovisual/Cultural Affairs Council meeting: Bulgaria: Ms Anna SENDOVA Head of the International Cooperation Section of the Ministry of Culture Hungary: Mr Bálint MAGYAR Minister for Education and Culture Poland: Mr Waclaw JA ...

The two sets of negotiators are now agreed on the following: political dialogue, general principles, common provisions concerning free movement of goods, the sections on right of establishment and freedom to provide services, Title V of the agreement (covering payments, capital, competition and other economic provisions, and approximation of laws), the bulk of the economic cooperation section, cultural cooperation and financial cooperation.

In conclusion, THE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES' GOVERNMENTS: INVITE the Member States: 1. to foster the provision of education and training of quality, enabling all children to fulfil their potential and play a role in the community; 2. to enhance the flexibility of educational systems so that they can respond to complex situations and thus promote plurality in curricula; 3. to promote educational and curricular innovations which contribute to the development of concepts such as peace, democracy, respect and equality between cultures, tolerance, cooperation, etc. and encourage the preparation of educational mat ...[+++]erials designed to foster attitudes and values favourable to understanding and tolerance; 4. to encourage initiatives promoting cooperation between schools and their local communities; NOTE that in a communication, to be prepared by the Commission concerning action already completed under existing Community programmes, as well as the possibilities for future action relevant to the struggle against racism and xenophobia, there will be a section devoted to education and training; INVITE the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States: 1. to exploit fully and ensure coherence among all Community programmes which promote education and training aspects of the struggle against racism and xenophobia, in particular those which assist initiatives among the local community; 2. to exploit in particular the parts of the SOCRATES programme involved with the problems concerned, including schools partnerships, exchanges of experience on intercultural matters and teacher training; 3. to assist in the exchange of experience by collecting and disseminating information about the contribution of European educational systems in combating racism and xenophobia and the integration of people of different ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds; 4. to ensure that in the field of education appropriate cooperation in combating racism and xenopho ...