(a) improvement of the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the European peoples;

Recognising the need to put people and human values at the centre of an enlarged and cross-disciplinary concept of cultural heritage;

Recognizing that the diversity of cultural expressions, including traditional cultural expressions, is an important factor that allows individuals and peoples to express and to share with others their ideas and values,

Taking due account of the importance of the traditions and cultural values of each people for the protection and harmonious development of the child,

Cooperating with the international institutions promoting national cultures of the peoples living in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Slovenia.

CONVINCED of the fundamental importance of the protection of cultural heritage and of cultural exchanges for promoting understanding between peoples, and the dissemination of culture for the well-being of humanity and the progress of civilisation,

Acknowledging the importance of underwater cultural heritage as an integral part of the cultural heritage of humanity and a particularly important element in the history of peoples, nations, and their relations with each other concerning their common heritage,

Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time,

a to recognise landscapes in law as an essential component of people's surroundings, an expression of the diversity of their shared cultural and natural heritage, and a foundation of their identity;

b a heritage community consists of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit to future generations.

The Conference notes that Sweden and Finland are committed to preserving and developing the means of livelihood, language, culture and way of life of the Sami people and considers that traditional Sami culture and livelihood depend on primary economic activities, such as reindeer husbandry in the traditional areas of Sami settlement.

Taking into account that culture takes diverse forms across time and space and that this diversity is embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of the identities and cultural expressions of the peoples and societies making up humanity,

Since culture is one of the mainsprings of development, the cultural aspects of development are as important as its economic aspects, which individuals and peoples have the fundamental right to participate in and enjoy.

a cultural heritage is a group of resources inherited from the past which people identify, independently of ownership, as a reflection and expression of their constantly evolving values, beliefs, knowledge and traditions.

The protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions presuppose the recognition of equal dignity of and respect for all cultures, including the cultures of persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples.

Being aware that cultural diversity creates a rich and varied world, which increases the range of choices and nurtures human capacities and values, and therefore is a mainspring for sustainable development for communities, peoples and nations,

Having regard to the interest of the peoples of the Republic of Slovenia and the Russian Federation in sharing humanistic and cultural values, as well as preserving, mutually enriching and developing traditional ties between them,

Recalling that cultural diversity, flourishing within a framework of democracy, tolerance, social justice and mutual respect between peoples and cultures, is indispensable for peace and security at the local, national and international levels,

(a) to create, produce, disseminate, distribute and have access to their own cultural expressions, paying due attention to the special circumstances and needs of women as well as various social groups, including persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples;

DEEPLY CONCERNED by the illicit trade in cultural objects and the irreparable damage frequently caused by it, both to these objects themselves and to the cultural heritage of national, tribal, indigenous or other communities, and also to the heritage of all peoples, and in particular by the pillage of archaeological sites and the resulting loss of irreplaceable archaeological, historical and scientific information,

Agreements concluded between the successor States concerned in regard to State archives of the predecessor State shall not infringe the right of the peoples of those States to development, to information about their history and to their cultural heritage.

Organise courses to study the languages and cultures of peoples of their respective States, study tours for the citizens of the host State, provide methodological assistance to researchers and language and culture teachers working in local scientific and educational institutions;

Agreements concluded between the predecessor State and the successor State in regard to State archives of the predecessor State shall not infringe the right of the peoples of those States to development, to information about their history and to their cultural heritage.

Agreements concluded between the predecessor State and the newly independent State in regard to State archives of the predecessor State shall not infringe the right of the peoples of those States to development, to information about their history, and to their cultural heritage.

AWARE that the Alps are one of the largest continuous unspoilt natural areas in Europe, which, with their outstanding unique and diverse natural habitat, culture and history, constitute an economic, cultural, recreational and living environment in the heart of Europe, shared by numerous peoples and countries,

Taking into account the importance of the vitality of cultures, including for persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples, as manifested in their freedom to create, disseminate and distribute their traditional cultural expressions and to have access thereto, so as to benefit them for their own development,

The Union contributes to the preservation and to the development of these common values while respecting the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of Europe as well as the national identities of the Member States and the organisation of their public authorities at national, regional and local levels; it seeks to promote balanced and sustainable development and ensures free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, and the freedom of establishment.

With regard to the reconstruction of works in public use that are protected in accordance with regulations on cultural heritage, the essential requirements attained for the works may differ from those prescribed, but only under the condition that the deviation is not such that because of it there would be a threat to the safety of the works, to the lives and health of people, to traffic, to neighbouring works or to the environment.

improvement of the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the European peoples;

'If the differences between black and white people are 'cultural', then they are open to modif cation and change.

In short, various forms of popular culture are important for what they are and because of the ways people use them - they have implications for the ordinary lives of people.

DESIRING to deepen the solidarity between their peoples while respecting their history, their culture and their traditions,

God bless their culture, the more minorities, the more marginal people and the differently thinking, the more complete is a nation.

54 The understanding of politics as our/national matter (Cosa Nostra syndrome) is in this part of the world most propagated by historians and people from the world of culture.

that is, they can help produce and reproduce unequal power relations between (for instance) social classes, women and men, and ethnic/cultural majorities and minorities through the ways in which they represent things and position people.

the university, the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts, associations of musicians, composers, writers, theater artists, and journalists, disabled people's associations, sports associations, retired people's association, the Association of Cultural Organizations of Slovenia, the association of employers, The Cooperative Union and Farmers.

But inclusion is only apparent, since behind the biological explanations of sexual preferences stands a specific cultural and political assumption about erotic life which enables 'normal' people to perceive their sexuality as innate.

This can be a mass of 'ordinary people' with 'ordinary common sense' (in the case of populist newspresenters), or informed and relatively well-educated citizens who dispose of sufficient cultural capital to be able to interpret events in their contexts.

The Council thus concluded that this issue should be adequately resolved within the shortest possible time. At its session in April 2003, the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Young People, Science and Sports approved this report by the Council and, among other things, demanded from the Ministry of Culture and the Government that the articles referring to restriction of concentration should be amended.

In so doing, the media exploited the well-established method of listing renowned homosexual artists and people from the field of culture, particularly male, since women were usually excluded from such argumentative categories, and stressed that global cultural production would be much impoverished without 'the 'pink' artists.'

"The municipality of Ribnica was also warned that, should they decide to build a Romani settlement in their vicinity, they should be consulted about that, since those are people who have different values and a different behavioral pattern which is not in harmony with ours (Delo, 17.9.1997), the Roma, who have peculiar habits and culture..." (Delo, 15.10.1997).

local (including municipal) authorities, non-governmental organisations, organisations of indigenous peoples, local traders' associations and local citizens' groups, cooperatives, trade unions, economic and social actors organisations, local organisations (including networks) which are active in the area of regional decentralised cooperation and integration, consumer organisations, women's and youth organisations, teaching, cultural, research and scientific organisations, universities, churches and religious associations or communities, media and any non-governmental associations and independent foundations likely to contribute to development.

In one of the Church newspapers, a renown Catholic intellectual wrote profusely about a curious virus called 'antislovenin' whose essential effect is 'resistance to Slovenianness', and concluded that those most resistant to this infection were Christians, while the virus was most aggressive in 'people without faith'; the same issue of the newspaper that invented the virus featured Anton Mahnič on the coverpage, that is to say, the theologian who was most responsible for the culture war in Slovenia, and quoted his words: 'There is one truth only and it is indivisible as is God himself' (Družina, 17 September 2000).

strengthening cultural, academic and people-to-people links;

cultural exchange between institutions, artists and other people working in the area of art.

Cooperation shall contribute to the self-reliant development of the OCTs, this being a process centred on people themselves and rooted in each people's culture.

conscious of their historical, political, economic and cultural ties, and of the bonds of friendship between their peoples,

Each city shall organise a programme of cultural events highlighting the city's own culture and cultural heritage as well as its place in the common cultural heritage, and involving people concerned with cultural activities from other European countries with a view to establishing lasting cooperation.