At the invitation of Commission President José Manuel Barroso, in late 2011 we met him together with the commissioner for Culture, Androulla Vassiliou, to discuss all these challenges. In 2004, his first year in post, Barroso stated that 'the EU has...

Androulla Vassiliou, European commissioner for education, culture, multilingualism and youth, talked up the commission's proposal for its new Creative Europe program at the Berlinale on Sunday. Creative Europe would bring together the current culture,...

Nasser Nouri) More than 70 were killed and around a thousand injured during the brawl. "I hope an immediate and independent investigation will shed light on the causes of this tragic event," said EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton in a statement.

European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said culture plays an important part in achieving the Beijing's aspiration of gaining more global influence and boosting its soft power. In late 2011, China's highest leadership decided to make building up its...

European Commission's Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said culture plays an important part in achieving Beijing's aspiration of gaining more global influence and sharpening its soft power. In late 2011, China's highest leadership decided to make it a...

This is the first time in years where this sort of meeting has been held. Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, has offered to host another such meeting later this year. The two key themes of the meeting were (i) the need for EU unity at this difficult