” “” “” “The initiatives that the EU and the member states will carry out as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue "will benefit explained MEP Figel’ from 10 million euros’ worth of funding, in support of the information campaign, of surveys" of the subject, as well as from the funding of seven EU projects and 27 national projects. The European Commission selected different people from the cultural and artistic worlds as "ambassadors of intercultural dialogue": they include the Slovakian orchestra conductor Jack Martin Händler, the Rumanian movie director Radu Mihãileanu, the Catalan musician Jordi Savall, the Turkish pianist Fazil Say, the Serbian singer Marija erifoviæ and the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. The topics selected for the seven common projects that will be carried out are: folk arts, involvement of the young, migration, the media. Six debates will be held in Brussels in 2008 on six subjects, such as the artistic heritage, the workplace, inter-religious dialogue, education, migration. For information on the European Year, a special website has been set up at: www.dialogue2008.eu.” “” “” “
