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
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