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Lifelong learning, adult education, and achieving the Lisbon goals
German Adult Education ConferenceBerlin, 4-5 May 2006 Mister President of the federal Republic, Madam President, Madam Bundesministerin, Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be with you and to have the opportunity to contribute to the 12th German Adult Education Conference. The challenges Today’s Europe is confronted with major challenges. We…
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International Competitiveness in Higher Education – A European Perspective
AHUA Annual Conference—Oxford UniversityOxford, 3 April 2006 Let me start by thanking you for the invitation to speak to you today. As the European Commissioner responsible (amongst other things) for education, it is crucial for me to exchange with those involved in universities, to get a feel for what is important to them and how…
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Education: the Key to Europe’s Future
Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Völkerverständigung andCoudenhove-Kalergi-Stiftung ForumKlosterneuburg, 6 March 2006 Dear Dr. Alois Mock, Dear Dr. Josef Hoechtl, Minister Gehrer,Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction The conference organisers suggested that I should speak about education as the key to Europe’s future. Clearly, education does, in many respects, open doors to the future. This is true at the…
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The European Qualifications Framework: The road from consultation to Recommendation
European Qualifications Framework (EQF) conferenceBudapest, 27-28 February 2006Check against delivery Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to be here in Budapest. I would first like to say that I am very grateful to you, Mr Magyar for hosting this event and organising it jointly with the Commission. You showed your enthusiastic support for…
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Is there a European culture?
London School of Economics London, 15 February 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, My thanks to the organisers and my warmest greetings to all of you here today. It is a privilege and a pleasure to come and speak here in this world-renowned institute. It is always a pleasure to be back in London. London is more…
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Knowledge Society: A Response to the Challenge of Globalisation
Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, 8 February 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear Students, It is a privilege and a great pleasure to be standing before you today. First of all, I wish to thank for giving me the opportunity to meet you. I had a curious conversation a couple of weeks ago. I was telling a friend of…
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Unity and Diversity: Europe’s Approaches to Culture and Languages
Georgetown UniversityWashington DC, 7 February 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear students, 1 Introduction Few places are more comfortable for me than a conference hall in a great American university. As you know, my responsibilities as European Commissioner include higher education and culture, so this campus and this audience make me feel at home. Centres of learning…
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Intervention in the panel “Muses and Sirens”
Conference “The sound of Europe”Salzburg, 28 January 2006 Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction First of all, I would like to thank Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, President of the Council of the European Union, very much for his invitation to this conference. I also congratulate the Austrian Presidency as a whole for organising such a high profile…
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Multilingualism and its challenges
33th General Assembly of the International Association of ConferenceInterpreters (AIIC)Hotel Bedford, Brussels, 12 January 2006 Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,Milí hostia,Vážené dámy a páni, I am very pleased to be able to address you here today, on the occasion of the thirty-third Assembly of AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters. May I begin by extending…
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Towards an EU Strategy for Cultural Heritage
European Cultural Heritage Forum—Europa NostraBrussels, 7 December 2005 Your Royal Highness,President Sigmund,Chairman Sifunakis,His Excellency von der Gablentz,Distinguishes guests,Ladies and gentlemen, What does the European Union do for cultural heritage today? The Commission endeavours to support the field of cultural heritage mainly through two main channels: Community cultural programmes and co–operation with other international organisations. Culture…