Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-363"
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"I should like to thank the rapporteur for an excellent report promoting the value of culture within the European Union. As we work on new approaches it is important to bear in mind that the new Member States endured many kinds of pressure on their cultures during the Communist period. In addition, the variety and identity of these cultures was negated. Enabling such countries to become more involved in European Capital of Culture events is a unique opportunity to harness the unprecedented energy generated by societies in the so-called young democracies.
I cannot fail to mention an outstanding candidate amongst the cities hoping to be named European Capital of Culture for 2010. I refer to the city of Goerlitz-Zgorzelec, where I had the good fortune to be brought up and educated. This is a most remarkable city, because despite its chequered history of cruel divisions, the people of Goerlitz-Zgorzelec have contrived to keep human, economic and especially cultural links alive.
This city was marked by history and divided by the post-World War II border, but thanks to European Union activities it now has an opportunity to be reborn on the map of Europe. It stands to become a place where reconciliation, understanding and supranational and cultural cooperation operate at all levels. It is an example of how common interests and the will for dialogue can overcome divisions and resentment, which might have been deemed impossible. I commend this approach to all undertakings at European level, not just to cultural ones."@en1
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