67 The current Slovenian Minister of Culture.

Considering the importance of the intangible cultural heritage as a mainspring of cultural diversity and a guarantee of sustainable development, as underscored in the UNESCO Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore of 1989, in the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity of 2001, and in the Istanbul Declaration of 2002 adopted by the Third Round Table of Ministers of Culture,

to instruct the Secretary-General to report to the Committee of Ministers by the end of 1962 on the methods to be employed for transferring these activities to the Committees and working parties of the Council for Cultural Co-operation;

The Republic of Slovenia, participating in the Council of Ministers of Culture of South East Europe and the "Cultural Heritage - A Bridge towards a Shared Future", supported the establishment of the Centre through declarations adopted at ministerial conferences organised as part of these initiatives.

Recalling that the Ministerial Conference on Human Rights held in Rome on 5 November 1990 stressed the need, on the one hand, to preserve the indivisible nature of all human rights, be they civil, political, economic, social or cultural and, on the other hand, to give the European Social Charter fresh impetus;

Minister of Culture, 1997 to 2001;

Former Minister of Culture (retired 11.2001)

Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen/(Ministry of Education, Culture and Science)

On the same day, the participants at an election confrontation commented on a typical Mahnič-style statement that 'the one who is not Roman Catholic is not a Slovenian'. The Minister of Culture himself minimized the scandalousness of this statement because in his opinion what was much worse was some sports ad featured in the media at that time, which invited the supporters of the national football team to jump and cheer (TV 1, 27 September 2000).

The statement that 'the Internal Minister himself mentioned that we Slovenians are a cultured nation so he is not afraid of us, Slovenian citizens...' shows the distinction: on the one side are Slovenians, who are cultured ('cultured nation'), on the other are citizens who are not cultured and must be feared, or expelled, or done away with using force, as we shall se later on.

The resources (the proposed sum was sit 5 billion) should have been allocated by a commission formed by the Ministry of Culture, and whose members would be appointed by the minister in accordance with the proposal of parliamentary groups in the National Assembly.

CULTURE WAR. Originally this term denoted a historical conflict over interests and competencies between 60 The Victory of the Imaginary Left the Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck, who as the Prime Minister represented the state government, and the Church as a religious representative of (a supra-national) ruling power whose center was located outside of the country, i.e. in the Vatican.

Ministry of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs - Ministerie van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Cultuur

Whereas, on 13 June 1985, the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council, adopted a resolution concerning the annual event 'European City of Culture' (4), the main aim of which was to open up to the European public particular aspects of the culture of the city, region or country concerned, an event for which the Community has provided financial support;

Baqi, Abdul, Mullah (Vice-Minister of Information and Culture)

Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen/(Ministry of Education, Culture and Science)

The European Ministers of Education, meeting in Bologna (19 June 1999), stated in their joint declaration that it is necessary to ensure that the European higher education system acquires a worldwide degree of attractiveness appropriate to Europe's major cultural and scientific achievements.

Whereas, on 13 June 1985, the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council, adopted a resolution concerning the annual event "European City of Culture"(4), the main aim of which was to open up to the European public particular aspects of the culture of the city, region or country concerned, an event for which the Community has provided financial support;

The Contracting Parties, having regard to their cooperation within the Council of Europe, recalling the Declaration of 9 April 1984 from the Ministerial meeting in Luxembourg between the European Community and its Member States and the States of the European Free Trade Association, mindful that the establishment of the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons within the EEA will have a significant impact in the field of culture, declare their intention to strengthen and broaden cooperation in the area of cultural affairs, in order to contribute to a better understanding between the peoples of a multicultural Europe and to safeguard and further develop the national and regional heritage that enriches European culture by its diversity.