Traduction de «Christian Communications and Culture Union » (Anglais → Français) :

The Maastricht Treaty gave Community-level recognition to the utmost importance of promoting culture for the European Union and its Member States by incorporating Culture amongst the Community's policies specifically referred to in the EC Treaty (see Article 151 EC) At the same time, it included in Article 87 (3) d) EC a new specific possibility of exception to the general incompatibility principle of Article 87 (1) EC for aid granted by the Member States to promote culture.

(3) With a view to meeting the needs of the cultural dimension in the European Union, the Community has to take cultural aspects into account in its action under provisions of the Treaty other than Article 151, in particular in order to respect and to promote the diversity of its cultures; in this context, the Commission should encourage the dissemination of information about the opportunities for the cultural industries in the Structural Funds, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down gener ...[+++]al provisions on the Structural Funds(4), and undertake studies to that end.

- will concentrate particularly on the networking of universities and researchers, local communities, associations, trade unions and non-governmental organizations, the media, private business and cultural institutions in the widest sense, and the other bodies listed at IV.

The leaflet was produced with the help of private sponsors (see attached list), which means that it can be distributed widely (*) Directorate-General for information, Communication and Culture, Publications Division - 2 - 1988 EDITION OF "TRAVELLING IN EUROPE" (List of Sponsors) COUNTRY SPONSORS BELGIUM Crédit Communal de Belgique DENMARK FDM (Motoring organization) Eurocard - Eurocheque Denmark - "Metal" (trade union magazine) SPAIN 15 regional and local saving banks FRANCE "Tourisme et Communication" (montly magazine) GREECE ETHNIKI ...[+++] (insurance company) IRELAND Allied Irish Banks ITALY CONFCOMMERCIO (Wholesalers' and retailers' federation) ERG (oil company) LUXEMBOURG Banque Générale du Luxembourg PORTUGAL BESCL (Banco Espiritio Santo e Commercial de Lisboa)

The Commission is therefore proposing an interregional association between the Union and Mercosur. 2. EU-Mercosur interregional association The long-term goal put forward by the Commission today is an EU-Mercosur interregional association founded on a balanced political, economic and trading partnership conducted in a spirit of solidarity, notably through the gradual establishment of a free-trade area for industrial products and services together with reciprocal and gradual liberalization of trade in agricultural products, taking account of the sensitivity of some products. Cooperation, political and otherwise, could be deepened at the ...[+++]same time. The objectives of association would be: - to foster interregional flows to the advantage of both partners and within the bounds of the Uruguay Round Final Act; - to promote strategic investment by firms; - to strengthen political cooperation at international level, in particular by seeking to reach joint positions in international forums on issues of mutual interest, including world peace and security; - to improve the efficiency of the Union's external activities by establishing a new framework for relations with partners of a similar nature. Though it is too early to state in detail the components of such an association, the main lines would be: - the gradual establishment of a free-trade area for industrial products and services and, taking account of the sensitivity of certain products, reciprocal and gradual liberalization of agricultural trade; - cooperation and dialogue on trade issues; - the liberalization of trade in services and capital; - joint financing instruments for regional projects; - cooperation on environmental issues and transport; - cooperation on science and technology; - cooperation on information, communications and culture; - interinstitutional cooperation; - political cooperation and coordination in international forums; - industrial cooperation; - cooperation regarding the informatio ...

By means of the Jean Monnet Project "European Integration in University Studies", the Directorate-General Information, Communication and Culture intends to contribute to the effort made by Universities to give the citizens of Europe a better preparation for the Community developments of 1992 and European Union.