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Androulla Vassiliou describes a typical week in her agenda
Monday 7 May
Start of a very busy week. I am feeling back on good form after my bout of illness in April [pneumonia]. Two-hour meeting this morning with my cabinet and senior staff from ‘DG EAC’ [Directorate-General for Education & Culture, EC equivalent to a Government Ministry] to prepare for the EYCS [Education, Youth, Culture, and Sport] Ministerial Council on Thursday and Friday. It's going to be the 3164th! Every debate and speech requires assiduous preparation – and the stakes are high.

Brussels, 16 May 2012 - Eighteen films supported by the European Commission's MEDIA programme are in the Cannes Film Festival's 'Official Selection' this year, of which seven are in competition for the Palme d’Or, notably "Amour" by Michael Haneke, "The Angel's Share" by Ken Loach and "Jagten" (The Hunt) by Thomas Vinterberg. During the Festival, Androulla Vassiliou will award the first 'Prix MEDIA' to Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi and will also discuss the Commission's proposed new 'Creative Europe' programme, which includes MEDIA, with film directors and professionals.

At the age of 25 Picasso was at the height of his "blue period"; at about the same age, Paul McCartney wrote the song "Yesterday"; Albert Einstein worked on the theory of relativity at his quarter of a century birthday; and, in its 25th year of existence, the Erasmus Programme reached record levels of participation with over 230,000 students.
I am particularly happy that the Council supports the Commission's proposal to bring together the current funding programmes in the cultural and creative sector.
Conference on the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus programme - Copenhagen, 9 May 2012
The European Commission has today published new figures on the number of students, teachers and other staff in higher education who benefitted from the Erasmus programme in the 2010-11 academic year (IP/12/454).
Brussels, 8 May 2012 - 25 years after its launch, Erasmus has become the best known EU programme and the most successful student exchange scheme in the world. More than 231 000 students received Erasmus grants to study or train abroad during the 2010-11 academic year – a new record and an 8.5% increase compared to the previous year.
For the first time the Council for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport will discuss the detail of the European Commission's proposals for the new 'Erasmus for All' and 'Creative Europe' programmes, which will start in 2014. Neelie Kroes, Vice-President responsible for the Digital Agenda, and Androulla Vassiliou will represent the Commission.
Brussels, 4 May 2012 - Like millions of sport fans, I am looking forward to this summer's EURO 2012 football championships with great anticipation. The tournament will provide a stage for some of the world's best players and I'm sure we will see some thrilling matches and, hopefully, plenty of goals.
16:30 – Meets with European Parliament Rapporteurs on Horizon 2020
18:30 – Attends a reading of "Odysseus" and the "12 Hours for Greece" concert (Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels).
20 – 22 May : Attends the 65th Cannes International Film Festival
Presents the "Prix MEDIA" to Asghar Farhadiand; and attends a screening of one of the European films competing for the Palme d'Or
10:30 – Meets with European film directors to discuss "Creative Europe"
15:30 – Attends a public conference on "Creative Europe" (pressroom of the Palais des Festivals)
Main speaker at the general assembly of European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) in Nicosia, Cyprus