The most important thing is to promote cultural and linguistic diversity, which is the wealth of our continent, our history, our cities and territories.
The EU actions initiated in the 1990s must be continued and expanded. It is a question of contributing to the blossoming of the cultures of the Member States while respecting their national and regional diversity, while highlighting the common cultural heritage.
Faced with the economic power of its non-European competitors, the creative sector must be encouraged. It is therefore important that the European States preserve their systems of public aid to the film and audiovisual industries.
Every day, the PDE defends its ideas through various actions and puts forward its positions. For example:
In the European Parliament:
Laurence Farreng, MEP, defends our ideas in the Committee on Culture and Education.
In our manifesto:
We have been defending these proposals for several years. They were already at the heart of our manifesto in 2009 and 2014.
Senior members of the European Democratic Party have visited Dáil Éireann, the Irish Parliament, to strengthen ties with Independent Ireland. The delegation was joined by MEP Ciarán Mullooly, along with Independent Ireland TDs Michael Collins, Richard O’Donoghue, Ken O’Flynn, and Michael Fitzmaurice.
This year, Mouvement Démocrate’s activists, together with members of the European Democratic Party, had the pleasure of visiting Guidel again, where the Europe’s days were held from 27 to 29 September as a fringe event of the ‘Université de rentrée’ (‘back to school university’) event organised by the French party.
On the 3rd of September, our EDP members of the European Parliament gathered in the historic and picturesque setting of the fortress of Namur, a magnificent structure that proudly overlooks the Meuse and Sambre rivers. This retreat, graciously organized and hosted by our affiliated party, Les Engagés, provided a unique opportunity for our MEPs to step away from the bustling corridors of parliamentary life and engage in meaningful dialogue in a setting conducive to reflection and collaboration.
