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Battle of Algiers
More than 50 people were killed, and over 250 injured, in attacks in Algiers. They constitute an assault not only on the current government, but also on its cultural policy. Algiers is the 2007 Cultural Capital of the Arab world. [more]![[Internal]](fileadmin/templates/images/link_int.gif "Internal link")
More than an interesting event
The cultural capitals to be, Liverpool and Stavanger (2008), Linz and Vilnius (2009), Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul (2010), Turku and Tallinn (2011 ) want sustainable effects. [more]
Interview: Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer, former President of the EU Commission, criticises that Europe has too often defined itself "ex negativo" in the past. And yet, there is no alternative to Europe. [more]
European cultural associations
There are just under 80 cultural associations at the European level. According to a new study commissioned by the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft, only a good half of them are actually active in matters of cultural policy for... [more]
Free every day
In the past, free daily newspapers were alternately seen as being "the future of the press market" or "a threat to quality journalism". They have in the meantime achieved an average market share of more than 20 percent in Europe... [more]
People in Europe
An introduction: European profiles
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Dates
An overview of major events relating to European cultural policy more here