(b) Information campaigns and measures to disseminate the principles and underlying values celebrated by the European Year at national level including the organisation of awards and competitions

(b) Information and educational campaigns and measures to disseminate the principles and underlying values celebrated by the European Year at national level including the organisation of awards and competitions

Mrs Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President in charge of transport and energy, is to take part in the celebration of the Red Cross European road safety campaign, to take place on 12 September 2002 in Brussels.

24. Points out that indirect information and communication can occur by means of supported EU projects or the declaration of years of action, and calls for these opportunities to be used increasingly; considers that such programmes and campaigns as town twinning, European City of Culture, Year of Languages, Year of the Disabled and so on can draw EU citizens’ attention to the European Union while providing information on its support programmes and campaigns;

THE CINEMA'S FIRST CENTURY At the initiative of the French delegation, the Council adopted the following Resolution on the cinema's first century: "THE COUNCIL Aware of the place which the cinema has occupied for a hundred years in our common cultural heritage and the importance of its influence on the development of other means of expression and communication both in the arts and in the media; Aware of the fundamental role as a witness to the history of our community which the cinema has played throughout that period, Recognizing the importance of the cultural, technical and economic exchanges it has led to in Europe, Whereas the ...[+++]centenary of the invention of the cinematograph will be celebrated in the next few years, AGREES, with a view to celebrating the centenary of cinema, to: - increase action to restore films from the European heritage in the context of greater co-operation between Member States' archives, notably in the framework of the MEDIA programme (Lumière project); - encourage the dissemination of this heritage in European festivals and cinemas in initiatives to highlight the importance of this heritage for the future of European cinema; - promote awareness of the artistic trends of European cinema, its pioneers and its schools, in the interests of a continuing dialogue with contemporary film-makers; CALLS ON the Commission to participate in this campaign, in particular in liaison with the Council of Europe, by: - continuing and expanding its activities to commemorate this centenary, particularly as part of its action in support of film festivals; - helping to give maximum publicity to action taken in all Member States".

For this reason the celebrations of the IXth centenary of the University of Bologna will be an occasion to give thought to the common roots of European culture and a starting point for new forms of cooperation between the universities.