http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 5 Jul 2008 23:33:22 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/commission-seeks-boost-eu-film-industry/article-173750?Ref=RSSWith the international and European audiovisual markets dominated by US productions, the European Commission is looking for new ways to strengthen the European film industry and enhance cooperation with third countries.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:20 GMTtcm:29-173750-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/eu-challenge-hollywood-rule/article-173232?Ref=RSSThe European Commission is exploring ways to launch a new programme to increase the share of European movies in markets outside the EU, which is currently very marginal.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:30:00 GMTtcm:29-173232-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/shakespeare-curbing-moliere-goethe-brussels/article-173227?Ref=RSS"French and German are unlikely to survive in Brussels" unless both countries "unite to better assert the importance of their languages," argues Marc Foglia, the chief editor of the Groupe des Belles Feuilles, a reflection group, in a post on Blogactiv.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:16:43 GMTtcm:29-173227-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/mep-launches-appeal-welsh-official-eu-language/article-173088?Ref=RSSPressure is mounting on the EU to reconsider the status of regional and minority languages and introduce translation and interpretation for Welsh, Catalan and Basque.Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMTtcm:29-173088-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/eu-backs-exchange-scheme-teach-europeans-chinese/article-172967?Ref=RSS200 European schoolteachers and 400 headmasters will be sent to China over the next four years to help them improve their language skills and gain a better understanding of Chinese culture.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-172967-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/eu-praised-cultural-capital-initiative/article-172765?Ref=RSSVisiting Brussels to lobby for the election of his city as European Capital of Culture for 2013, Mayor of Marseille and Vice-President of the French senate Jean-Claude Gaudin praised the EU's initiative, which he says has an enormous and long-standing impact on the cities selected.Wed, 28 May 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-172765-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/commission-accused-language-discrimination/article-172718?Ref=RSSThe European Ombudsman says a refusal by the EU executive to conduct its external assistance work in all 23 official EU languages constitutes maladministration. But the Commission argues that doing so would simply not be feasible.Wed, 28 May 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-172718-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/ministers-pledge-boost-artists-mobility/article-172618?Ref=RSSPromoting the mobility of artists and other cultural workers within Europe featured prominently among policy priorities for the next two years adopted by EU culture ministers on 21 May.Fri, 23 May 2008 06:45:00 GMTtcm:29-172618-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/intercultural-dialogue-sport-essentially-local-process/article-172538?Ref=RSSIntercultural dialogue through sport happens mainly at local level, so local and national governments must therefore commit to supporting long-term initiatives by sports clubs, organisations and individuals on the field, concluded a two-day seminar.Wed, 21 May 2008 10:35:00 GMTtcm:29-172538-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/belgium-scrutiny-linguistic-feud/article-172386?Ref=RSSThe country hosting the EU institutions may soon face a monitoring procedure by the Council of Europe, according to human rights envoys from the oldest European organisation speaking in Brussels yesterday at the end of a fact-finding mission.Thu, 15 May 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-172386-16