Commissioner defends ‘art for art’s sake’ at Edinburgh festival

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Series Details 14.8.12
Publication Date 14/08/2012
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On 13 August 2012 European Union Culture Commissioner Androulla Vas at the opening of International Culture Summit in Edinburgh said that national governments and the European Union should not leave arts in the hands of the market and instead provide state funding.
Source Link http://euobserver.com/creative/117223
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ESO: Background information: Press Release: Culture Summit: Case for investment in culture as strong today as it has ever been, says Vassiliou http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-culture-summit-case-for-investment-in-culture-as-strong-today-as-it-has-ever-been-says-vassiliou/
Website: Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2012 http://www.eics2012.com/
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