Press Release: Bring the peoples of Europe ‘Together in diversity!’ Campaign launch of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008

On 4 December 2007, the European Commission is launching the communication campaign for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 with the slogan 'Together in Diversity'. The event also sees the inauguration of the website www.dialogue2008.eu. The European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Training and Youth, Ján Figel’, will be joined by 'European Ambassadors for Intercultural Dialogue', famous personalities of the cultural scene in Europe and beyond. The event will be animated by the presence of Brussels school pupils from a variety of ethnic backgrounds as a joint expression of the benefits of diversity on the eve of 2008.