JÁN FIGEĽ

Prvý slovenský eurokomisár
Prvý osobitný vyslanec pre náboženskú slobodu mimo EÚ
Zakladateľ Európskeho inovačného a technologického inštitútu (EIT)
Prezident Fóra pre náboženskú slobodu – Európa (FOREF)

Hlavné oblasti mojej celoživotnej angažovanosti

Slovensko
Moja vlasť

Náboženská sloboda
a ľudská dôstojnosť a práva

Európa - mier, integrácia a inovácia

Manželstvo
a rodina

Kresťanská demokracia

Najnovšie z médií

Is there a European culture?

15 February 2006

English

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

8 February 2006

English

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

7 February 2006

English

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”

28 January 2006

English

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

12 January 2006

English

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

7 December 2005

English

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…
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Education and Entrepreneurship”

7 December 2005

English

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

11 November 2005

English

National 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»

11 November 2005

Русский

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

13 October 2005

English

25th 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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