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JÁN FIGEĽ
First Slovak European Commissioner
First Special Envoy for Religious Freedom outside the EU
Founder of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
President of Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe (FOREF)
Key Domains of My Lifelong Engagement
Slovakia
My Homeland
Religious Freedom
and Human Dignity and Rights
Europe – Peace, Integration and Innovation
Marriage
and Family
Christian Democracy
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Is there a European culture?
Read more: 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
Read more: Knowledge Society: A Response to the Challenge of GlobalisationHarvard 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
Read more: Unity and Diversity: Europe’s Approaches to Culture and LanguagesGeorgetown 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”
Read more: 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
Read more: Multilingualism and its challenges33th 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
Read more: Towards an EU Strategy for Cultural HeritageEuropean 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…
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Education and Entrepreneurship”
Read more: Education and Entrepreneurship”Education to Entrepreneurship — SME UnionBrussels, 7 December 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It’s a pleasure to be here today to speak to you about entrepreneurship and education (Slide 1). In doing so, I would like to place my comments in the context of the wider framework of the revised Lisbon strategy for Growth and Jobs.…
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Holding the future in your hands
Read more: Holding the future in your handsNational Taras Shevchenko UniversityKyiv, 11 November 2005 Distinguished Professors,Dear students,Ladies and Gentlemen: 1. Introduction I like to open my speeches telling audiences why I decided to be with them and why participating to their event is important to me. As I was preparing for this occasion, I looked for the words that would express the…
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Ян ФИГЕЛЬ: «Евросоюз по дд ерживает реформы образования в Украине»
Read more: Ян ФИГЕЛЬ: «Евросоюз по дд ерживает реформы образования в Украине»Вчера завершился двухдневный визит в Украину комиссара Европейской комиссии по образованию, культуре, профессиональной подготовке и многоязычию Яна Фигеля. Цель визита — наладить более тесное сотрудничество Украины и Европейского Союза в сфере образования и культуры. О том, что такое европейское гражданство, признаются ли украинские дипломы в странах ЕС, об образовательных возможностях Евросоюза — в эксклюзивном интервью…
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Opening Speech at 25th Anniversary of Eurydice
Read more: Opening Speech at 25th Anniversary of Eurydice25th Anniversary of EurydiceBrussels, 13 October 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me today to address you all present here at the 25th anniversary seminar of the Eurydice network. I was delighted to accept the invitation to attend and speak, because Eurydice really does make an impressive contribution to a better mutual…
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