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Latest news from the Committee on Culture and Education
The Parliamentary Committee adopted in September, amongst other documents, an opinion on the 2009 budget. The committee proposed reinforcing the support for intercultural dialogue and artist mobility. Two pilot projects were also put forward: one on support for Roma Culture and one as regards the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity. The MEPs also held three public hearings on digital on line content, the current work of the Council of Europe and intercultural education.
The ‘back to school’ agenda of the CULT (Education and Culture) Committee was very busy: three opinions to be voted through, three projects to be examined and three public hearings. The relevant information for the cultural sector is included in the opinion on the 2009 budget.
The annual EU budget is adopted after a lengthy and complex procedure involving all three European institutions. First the Commission draws up a pre-budget plan, which is submitted to the European Council. The Council has a first reading on the basis of the pre-budget and sends it to the European Parliament. The Parliament then gives it opinion on the first reading and sends it back to the Council for a second reading. The Council finally has to seek an overall agreement with the Parliament, which can either accept or reject the budget at its second reading.
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