Bridging the cultural divide

Published: 11 December 2008 y., Thursday

Vienos (Austrija) <i>Albertina</i> muziejuje surengta paroda „PICASSO. Painting against time“.
In a global melting pot, how we relate to one another's culture is an issue of the greatest importance. It involves a level of understanding of different cultures, languages and faiths. This year is the European Year of intercultural dialogue and the European Parliament and its President are determined to draw attention to the need for a bridge between different cultures. African week (8-12 September) in the Parliament which brought politics and culture from Africa to Brussels.

This focus draws attention to some of the people who have visited the Parliament to talk about intercultural dialogue as well as President Pöttering's thoughts on the subject. We also have a musical angle as Dani Klein, lead singer of Vaya con Dios spoke to us about the plight of the Roma people.
 

Šaltinis: europarl.europa.eu
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

The most popular articles

Hand Stolen From British Museum

A marble hand has been stolen from an ancient Greek relief at the British Museum, the museum acknowledged Saturday. more »

U2 wins three Grammys

U2 has swept its nominations at the 43rd Grammy Awards. more »

Oscar nominees

Gladiator,' 'Crouching Tiger' Lead Oscar Field more »

'Missing Beatles tracks'found

A British pensioner may have found an unreleased Beatles song and unique studio material on cassette tapes given to her by a family friend. more »

Cruise files for Divorce

Just two days after announcing their split, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are headed for divorce court, their publicist confirms. more »

Europeans Move Closer To Internet Copyright Law

An important committee within the European Commission (EC) has put finishing touches on landmark electronic copyright legislation, clearing the way for a full commission vote sometime next week, European Union officials confirmed on Monday. more »

Jennifer Lopez Tops Movies, Records

Jennifer Lopez is quickly becoming the queen of all media. more »

Architect borrows from artist to design Hiroshige museum

Although Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige is best known for his colorful wood-block prints, his drawings of ink on paper are quite rare, so a museum was built to house them. more »

Adding Features to the Net

A major movie studio will begin an experiment next week making feature films available for downloading over the Internet. more »

A federal study

Report Released on Runaway Films more »