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Youth
Commissioner visits Florence 'Youth on the Move' event
08/05/2011
An estimated 20 000 people visited the Youth on the Move tent set up on Florence's Piazza della Signoria for the Festival dell'Europa on 6-10 May 2011. The varied programme, highlighting projects financed through the Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action EU programmes, attracted a mixed crowd of interested young people, tourists and passers-by.
Culture
Commissioner launches 'European Opera Days'
02/05/2011
At the official launch, Commissioner Vassiliou explained that this year's European Opera Days (7-8 May) would focus on young people and recalled how she had become hooked on opera in her student days.
During the European Opera Days, opera houses throughout Europe will stage special events aimed at attracting children and families to opera. More than 100 opera houses in 23 countries will participate in total.
Education
"I read - I understand - I take up responsibilities"
31/05/2011
23 May - Commissioner Vassiliou held a reading event at a primary school in Nicosia, Cyprus, as part of her EU-wide literacy campaign, which she launched in February. It was the fourth such event, aimed at promoting the importance of being able to read and understand all kinds of texts – whether written or digital, literature or newspapers. Following similar events held in Budapest, Pecs, and Florence, the Commissioner focused this time on 'Literacy for Citizenship'.
MEDIA
Commissioner Vassiliou salutes winners at Cannes Film Festival
23/05/2011
Androulla Vassiliou congratulates Palme d'Or winner Terence Malick, for his film "The Tree of life" and the major success of EU-backed films at Cannes.
Several MEDIA-supported films were among the winners.
