EU funding of cultural projects maintains peace

David Casa, Maltese politician in the Nationalist Party and MEP, praises EU funding of cultural projects. "Different programmes have been formulated to promote what make us Europeans, so that the subject is disseminated holistically. These programmes offer funding for projects that unite people and make them share their experiences and identity. Among these programmes, one finds Culture, Comenius, Youth and others. These programmes offer the opportunity for European citizens to share their identity not only between themselves but also, on certain occasions, even with third countries. ... It is not a matter of identifying and safeguarding every culture in isolation, but rather of revitalising them in order to avoid segregation and cultural entrenchment and prevent conflict. This is what the European Union is trying to do when funding these projects. It is becoming a vital means of maintaining peace and world unity."

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