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Europe cunently facing serious socral and economic difficulties, it is up t0 the key players in our cultural life and the political decision-makers to reaffirm fiat culture lies at the heart of Europe's c0nstruction and must not be sacriliced. The European Commission's Education and Culture DG and 22 European Union ministers have approved a joint declaralioni the Decalogue for Europe 0f Culture.

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Decalogue for Europe oI Gulture

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Europe of culture embodies the values cf democracy in all tlre nations 0f the furepean Uni0n.

2. Europe

of cullure contributes to &e affirmation of the E*ropean identitl, in all its diversity
af culture ensures absol*t* freedam 0f crsalion across all its elemen& and events.

and to the flourishing ol the ans and languages lrnm which its richness is derived.
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4.Europe of cutture promotes access for all, witi:cut disti*ction in t*rms of gcndeq age, origin, health ar scclal status, l0 intellectual works, expressions 0f art, and the knsible
and intangible cultural heritage.
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Iurope af culture protects the legitimate right of creators and auihors to falr remuneraiion

and guaraniees this by means ol all appmpriate measures against the threats o{ pipcy,
lraud,

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and abusive use to which they might be expos*d.

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of culturs

encourages

the circulation and *xhihiuon of works h*th wisii* the

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Eur0pean union and beyond hs borders, and ensures the legal and financial eompNiencs actions of &e various cultural contributors who organise and pnmole thi*.

7'Europe ol cuhure establishes good rules of economic goverflancs fsr tle art and cuttural indusfies market, wi$in a spirit 0l complete transparency. !t kke$ part in ihe develcpment

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innovations which interest the public aufiorilies and private initiatives,

in order

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guarantee their harmonious developmefit protected from any cornmercial mon*poly. S.Europe

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about by

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addresses the technological, financial and iegal chailenges brought digital revolution ,0r the galhering and transmission o{ works ancl fsr the

llourishing of new lorms of artistic expression.

of culture lobbies for he reinlorcennent of schaol curricula, ieaching methods and procedures for artistlc education and the training of creative artists.
9.Europe 10.8y emphasising tiral creation, ad and beauty constitute a tundamenhl inveslment in the future which creates not only individual but also collective well-being in the fcrm of
employment, Europe of culture commits the European [.!nion to consclidation of the budgets for culture and media programmes in order t0 meet the needs and aspirations of Europeans.

22 Ministers of he European Union and one European Commisioner support tris "Decalogue for Europe 0f Culture" initiative and have co-signed this text:
Ms- Androulla Vassilliou, European Commissioner for Culture, [,,ledia, Education. Youth and Sport Ms. Claudia &hmied,Austrian FederalMinister for Educaii0n, Ms and Culture Ms, Fadila Laan, Belgian Minister 0f the French-speaking Community Govemmeni, rn charge ot Culhrre, theAudiovisual Sector Healh and Equal Opportunities Mr Vezhdi Rashid0v. Bulgarian l\rinister for Cutture Baroness Judibr Wlcox, Britrsh Secretarv of State ior Eusiness, lnnovation and Skills Mr. Georges Demosthenous. Cypriol Miiister for fuucation and Culture lvs. Alena Hanakova, Czech Minister for Cutture lvr. Bain Lang, Eslonian l\4inisler for Culture l\4r. PaavoArhinmaki, Finnish l\4inister for Culture and Sport lvr. Freddric Mittenand, French Minister for Culture and Communication l\ilr. Bemd Neumann, Gennan Federal Minister for0ulture and tie Media l\Ir. Pavlos Yeroulanos, Greek Minister for Culture and ,Tourism l\4r Geza &6cs, Hungarian Minister for Culture l\4r. Jimmy Deenihan, lrisit Minister forAns and Heritage

Mt Lorenzo Omaghi. ltalian ]\rinisterror Cultural Herjtage

Ms. Zaneta Jaunzeme-Grende, Latvian Minister for Cufture Mr Aftrnas Gelunas, Lithuanian lVinister ior Culture Ms. octavle Modert, Luxembourgian [/inister for Culture Mr. Mario de Marco, Maltese Secretary of State for Culture Tourism and the Environment Mr. Francism Josd Viegas. Portuguese Secretary o{ Slate for Cuiture Mr, Hunor Kelemen, Romanian Ministerof Culture and National Heritage Mr Bogdan Zeks, Slovenian L4inister for Culture

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Jose Maria Lassalle Ruiz, Spanish Secretary of State for Culture