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"Dialogue is not mathematics, it is not one monologue plus another monologue. In dialogue, one plus one is more than two," says Jan Figel (Photo: European Commission)

Business is 'not enough' to keep Europeans together

The EU's commissioner for culture, Jan Figel, has embarked on a mission to promote dialogue between different cultures both inside and beyond the European Union.

In an interview with Euobserver, he explains why the EU is in a good position to talk about cultural values, despite past and present clashes between different cultures on its own soil.

"The EU is the only 'geopolitical innovation' based on the respect for cultural diversity in the world, and, as such, is an attractive ...

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"Dialogue is not mathematics, it is not one monologue plus another monologue. In dialogue, one plus one is more than two," says Jan Figel (Photo: European Commission)

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