the institutions and bodies to which they belong, which appoint 11 members (1 representative per organisation: European Parliament, Council, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Central Bank, Statistical Programme Committee [2 representatives], Confederation of European Business, European Trade Union Confederation, European Association of Craft Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, European Data Protection Supervisor. The Director-General of Eurostat is an ex officio member, without a voting right).

the institutions and bodies to which they belong, which appoint 11 members (1 representative per organisation: European Parliament, Council, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Central Bank, Statistical Programme Committee [2 representatives], Confederation of European Business, European Trade Union Confederation, European Association of Craft Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, European Data Protection Supervisor. The Director-General of Eurostat is an ex officio member, without a voting right).

The European institutions have themselves spoken out on many occasions on subjects relating to Community cultural action and the challenges of cultural cooperation, in particular in Council Resolutions of 25 June 2002 on a new work plan on European cooperation in the field of culture and of 19 December 2002 implementing the work plan for European cooperation in the field of culture , resolutions of the European Parliament of 5 September 2001 on cultural cooperation in the European Union , of 28 February 2002 on the implementation of the Culture 2000 Programme , of 22 October 2002 on the importance and dynamism of the theatre and the performing ...[+++]arts in an enlarged Europe , and of 4 September 2003 on Cultural Industries , and the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2003 on the extension of the Culture 2000 Programme.

The Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, national, regional and local authorities, the social partners (including employers’ associations and trade unions), non-governmental organisations, the candidate countries, third country partners, academia and other civil society organisations and individuals are invited to contribute.

The Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, national, regional and local authorities, the social partners (including employers’ associations and trade unions), non-governmental organisations, the candidate countries, third country partners, academia and other civil society organisations and individuals are invited to contribute.

This is why the Commission will not shy away from any debate, even the most difficult ones: European political parties, national governments and parliaments, local authorities, civil society, trade unions and businesses, consumers, associations, etc., working closely alongside the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee.