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Lesnicar-Pucko, Tanja
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Cultural ignorance
Columnist Tanja Lesničar-Pučko comments on the website of Slovenian daily Dnevnik on the role of culture in the agenda of the French EU presidency. "One of the priorities of the French presidency which unfortunately will not be part of the official French initiatives is culture. According to the French representatives, the reason why culture is not on the official agenda is that the member states are not in agreement regarding cultural initiatives and the preservation of culture. ... France's politicians have nonetheless decided to offer the future countries of the EU presidency and above all their own citizens a six-month European culture programme. In France, cultural life consists mainly of domestic products. ... This explains why knowledge of other - and above all smaller, Eastern European cultures - borders on ignorance."
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The instrumentalisation of culture in the EU
In the Slovenian daily Dnevnik, Tanja Lesničar-Pučko writes about the significance of culture in the EU. "In the eyes of politicians culture has become a practical instrument with which the EU can secure influence beyond its borders. To this end the EU has earmarked 900 million euros for cultural projects this year. That is good. Funding culture is a great investment in the future of troubled regions - much better than the export of weapons within the NATO framework. Time and again I have been surprised by how little EU representatives know what they are talking about and how they always churn up the same empty phrases about democracy, tolerance and intercultural dialogue. ... Culture is threatened almost everywhere by neo-liberalism and political indifference. ... Culture should not be allowed to continue serving as a maid to politics, the sciences and capital."
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