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Mr President, I am particularly obliged to the rapporteur, Mr Takkula, for his commitment, which goes to the very heart of the EU.
This Europe should be a matter close to the heart of its citizens; that is the basic idea behind the present programme. Promotion of active European citizenship should be increased. It is a matter of improving the integration of citizens, as most of them reject Europe, and know far too little about European ideals, values and objectives. The EU is alien to the majority of citizens, who do not consider it their homeland. European integration policy is failing. For many, Europe is too top heavy, too complicated, too unfathomable, too cold. That is why the rapporteur’s approach of arousing interest in Europe in areas that citizens are passionate about, for example sports clubs, cultural initiatives and leisure activities, is a very viable one.
I should like to make a plea here today for the promotion of more Eurovision events through the medium of television. One Eurovision Song Contest a year is not sufficient to give citizens a lasting understanding of the diversity of this continent. Why is there not a European Cinema Contest, for example, or Eurovision dance contests, or ‘European Idol’, or European Saturday-night shows in which the individual Member States compete against each other for fun? This is the only way to successfully generate interest – maybe even enthusiasm – on the part of even apolitical European citizens in their – our – Europe.
At the present time, there is frequent contact with representatives of European television companies with regard to the new ‘Television Without Frontiers’ Directive. Let us also call for and promote more commitment to Europe in the national entertainment programmes on television."@en1
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