PUBLIC. Brussels, 11 December 2006 COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 15168/06 DOCUMENT PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC LIMITE

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1 Conseil UE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 11 December /06 DOCUMENT PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC LIMITE PUBLIC PV/CONS 65 EDUC 225 JEUN 46 CULT 103 DRAFT MINUTES 1 Subject: 2762nd meeting of the Council of the European Union (EDUCATION, YOUTH and CULTURE), held in Brussels on November Information relating to the final adoption of Council acts which may be released to the public may be found in Addendum 1 to these minutes /06 LL/ag 1

2 CONTENTS Page 1. Adoption of the agenda Approval of the list of "A" items... 4 MONDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2006 AUDIOVISUAL 3. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Television without frontiers) Draft Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material, and digital preservation... 5 CULTURE 5. European Capital of Culture... 6 (a) Draft Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2010 (b) Draft Council Decision appointing the two members of the selection panel in the context of the Community action "European Capital of Culture" 6. Council work plan for culture Economy of culture in Europe YOUTH 7. Better understanding and knowledge of youth... 7 TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2006 EDUCATION 8. Modernising Higher Education in Europe Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the future priorities for enhanced European cooperation on Vocational Education Training (VET) (Review of the Council Conclusions of 15 November 2004) /06 LL/ag 2

3 10 Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF)... 8 Any other business 12. (a) Council work plan for Culture (i) Action plan for the EU promotion of Museum collections' mobility and loan standards (ii) Extension of the Work plan until 31 December 2007 (information from the Presidency) (b) European Heritage Label... 9 (information from the Greek delegation) (c) EU-Russia Expert meeting on the implementation of the culture road map of the Fourth common space... 9 (information from the Presidency) (d) Nomination of Guimarães as Portuguese European Capital of Culture (information from the Portuguese delegation) (e) Candidature of Wroclaw for the organisation of the EXPO 2012 world exhibition... 9 (information from the Polish delegation) (f) (g) Results of the European Cultural Meetings Europe of Neighbours: New Prospects in Lublin (12th-13th October, 2006)... 9 (information from the Polish delegation) Commission Recommendation on fair compensation for private copying : copyright levies reform... 9 (information from the French delegation) (h) Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning (information from the Presidency) (i) Recommendation on a European Quality Charter for Mobility (information from the Presidency) (j) Proposal to develop a European teaching aid as an introduction to the history of the arts in Europe (information from the French delegation) ANNEX /06 LL/ag 3

4 1. Adoption of the agenda 14831/06 OJ/CONS 65 EDUC 216 JEUN 44 CULT 101 The Council adopted the above agenda. 2. Approval of the list of "A" items 15032/06 PTS A 54 The Council approved the list of "A" items set out in 15032/06 on Tuesday 14 November Information relating to items 4, 5 and 8 on the list is set out in Addendum 1 to these minutes. Moreover, the document references under items 1 and 2 should read as follows : Item 1 : 5036/06 AVIATION 4 AUS 1 OC 5 + COR 2 (pl) + REV 2 (cs, da, de, el, es, et, fr, hu, it, lt, lv, mt, nl, pl, pt, sk, sl) + REV 2 COR 1 (de) + REV 2 COR 2 (lv) + REV 3 (fi) 14754/06 AVIATION 176 COWEB COR 1 (lv) Item 2 : 14471/06 JEUN 41 EDUC 206 SOC /06 LL/ag 4

5 MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2006 AUDIOVISUAL 3. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Television without frontiers) - General approach (Public deliberation) 15983/05 AUDIO 44 TELECOM 152 COMPET 290 RECH 244 CULT 75 EDUC 200 SOC 524 CONSOM 57 SAN 219 CODEC /06 AUDIO 51 TELECOM 100 CONSOM 98 CODEC COR /06 AUDIO 54 TELECOM 102 CONSOM 101 CODEC 1202 The Council agreed on a general approach regarding this proposal in the form of the text as set out in 15277/06. The text was supported by all delegations with the exception of Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia and Sweden. Austria, Germany and Italy and the Commission made statements to these minutes (see Annex). 4. Draft Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material, and digital preservation - Adoption (Public debate) 12352/06 CULT 62 AUDIO 36 RECH 207 PI 46 + ADD /06 CULT 92 AUDIO 52 RECH 277 PI 62 + COR 1 The Council adopted the conclusions as set out in the annex to 14466/ /06 LL/ag 5

6 CULTURE 5. European Capital of Culture (a) Draft Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for the year /06 CULT /06 CULT 85 The Council designated Essen (Germany), Pécs (Hungary) and Istanbul (Turkey) as European Capitals of Culture for Cyprus made a statement to these minutes (see Annex). (b) Draft Council Decision appointing the two members of the selection panel in the context of the Community action "European Capital of Culture" - Adoption (Public debate) The Council formally appointed Mr Thomas ANGYAN (Austria) and Mr Seppo KIMANEN (Finland) as members of the "European Capitals of Culture 2011" selection panel representing the Council. 6. Council work plan for culture Economy of culture in Europe = Exchange of views (Public debate) 14468/06 CULT 93 The Council held an exchange of views on the economy of culture in Europe, on the basis of a working paper submitted by the Presidency (14468/06). This working paper drew on the recommendations formulated in the executive summary of the study on "the Economy of Culture in Europe", which was commissioned by the Commission /06 LL/ag 6

7 YOUTH 7. Better understanding and knowledge of youth - Exchange of views (Public debate) 14473/06 JEUN 42 EDUC 207 SOC 487 The Council held an exchange of views on the contribution of youth research to the better understanding and knowledge of youth, on the basis of a working paper submitted by the Presidency (14473/06). TUESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2006 EDUCATION 8. Modernising Higher Education in Europe - Exchange of views (Public debate) 9166/06 EDUC 103 RECH 115 COMPET REV 1 (de) 14482/06 EDUC 211 RECH 278 COMPET 291 The Council held an exchange of views on modernising higher education in Europe, including the role of the proposed European Institute of Technology (EIT), on the basis of a Presidency question paper (14482/06). 9. Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the future priorities for enhanced European cooperation on Vocational Education Training (VET) (Review of the Council Conclusions of 15 November 2004) - Adoption 14474/06 EDUC 208 SOC 488 The Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted the above-mentioned conclusions as set out in 15570/ /06 LL/ag 7

8 10. Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training - Adoption 12677/06 EDUC 167 JEUN 31 SOC /06 EDUC 209 JEUN 43 SOC 489 The Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted the above-mentioned conclusions as contained in 15341/06. The Italian delegation, while not wishing to prevent consensus from being reached on these conclusions, formally stated its dissatisfaction with the content of the compromise text (see last sentence of paragraph 6 on page 6 of 15341/06) ultimately proposed by the Presidency. 11. Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF) - General approach (Public deliberation) 12554/06 EDUC 165 SOC 397 CODEC ADD /06 EDUC 210 SOC 490 CODEC COR 1 Pending the European Parliament's first reading opinion, the Council agreed a general approach on a draft recommendation on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (14478/06). 12. Any other business (a) Council work plan for Culture (i) Action plan for the EU promotion of Museum collections' mobility and loan standards - Information from the Presidency 14721/06 CULT 98 (ii) Extension of the Work plan until 31 December Information from the Presidency 14722/06 CULT 99 The Presidency informed the Council on the progress of work of the Council work plan for Culture /06 LL/ag 8

9 (b) European Heritage Label - Information from the Greek delegation The Greek delegation presented information on the above subject. (c) EU-Russia Expert meeting on the implementation of the culture road map of the Fourth Common Space - Information from the Presidency 14815/06 CULT 100 COEST 305 The Presidency briefed the Council on progress in the implementation of the culture road map of the Fourth Common Space. (d) Nomination of Guimarães as Portuguese European Capital of Culture Information from the Portuguese delegation 14365/06 CULT 90 The Portuguese delegation presented information on the above subject. (e) Candidature of Wroclaw for the organisation of the EXPO 2012 world exhibition - Information from the Polish delegation The Polish delegation presented the candidature of Wroclaw for the organisation of the EXPO 2012 world exhibition. (f) Results of the European Cultural Meetings Europe of Neighbours: New Prospects in Lublin (12th-13th October, 2006) - Information from the Polish delegation 15009/06 CULT 102 The Polish delegation provided the Council with information on the above event. (g) Commission Recommendation on fair compensation for private copying : copyright levies reform - Information from the French delegation 14706/06 CULT 97 The Council took note of the information provided by the French delegation on the above subject matter /06 LL/ag 9

10 (h) Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning - Information from the Presidency The Presidency briefed the Council on progress in negotiations on the above Recommendation. (i) Recommendation on European Quality Charter for Mobility - Information from the Presidency The Presidency briefed the Council on progress in negotiations on the above Recommendation. (j) Proposal to develop a European teaching aid as an introduction to the history of the arts in Europe - Information from the French delegation 14383/06 EDUC 205 CULT 91 The French delegation proposed the development of a European teaching aid to introduce young people to the history of the arts in Europe /06 LL/ag 10

11 ANNEX Re. item 3 TELEVISION WITHOUT FRONTIERS 1. Statement by the Commission Article 3(f) "With regard to the proposal for a revised Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of audiovisual media services, the Commission is in favour of seeking the best possible compromise between the European Parliament and the Council in the forthcoming stages of the procedure and confirms that it is prepared to pursue efforts to reach this aim in a timely manner. However, at this stage the Commission does not consider it appropriate to amend its proposal until the European Parliament has delivered its opinion, particularly as regards the provisions on product placement. While the Commission can share the underlying aims of the general approach on product placement, it considers that the implementation of the provisions in paragraphs 1 and 2 would be greatly facilitated if Member States could opt out (which would be closer to its proposal) rather than opt in, thus reducing the risks of legal uncertainty and providing a sounder basis for support of European content, as stressed on several occasions at European level." 2. Statement by Germany Article 3(f) "Germany takes the view that the question of a prohibition on thematic placement is of great importance and that the Council should re-examine this issue, also in the light of the European Parliament's imminent decisions." 15168/06 LL/ag 11 ANNEX

12 3. Statement by Austria "In order to do justice to developments in the media sector, new services must be identified and described clearly at European level. The scope should therefore be defined in such a way that total legal certainty is ensured for the transposition and implementation of the Directive. The current definition of "programme" in Article 1(aa), according to which its "form and content is comparable to the form and content of television broadcasting", does not provide the clarity that would be needed in the light of current technological change and changing consumer patterns of behaviour. Austria concurs with the view that the production of and access to European works should be promoted in the on-demand area. The Member States should therefore encourage providers of such media services to include European works in what they provide. However, a strict requirement to promote such works, as currently laid down in Article 3h, would, on the other hand, hamper the development of this new media sector, and would in practice constitute an unjustifiable and barely sustainable burden for this branch. Possible problems in connection with jurisdiction over television broadcasters should be able to be resolved rapidly and without too much bureaucracy via bilateral cooperation. There would therefore appear to be no point in referring such matters also to the contact committee, as this could lead to delays and lack of clarity in procedures, thereby detracting from the effectiveness of the measures." 4. Statement by Italy "In Italy's view, the general approach arrived at in the Culture Council on 13 November 2006 includes provisions still giving rise to an undue increase in the various forms of advertising inserted. Italy intends to seek further consideration and discussion of the matter within the Council, including in the light of the opinion to be given by the European Parliament under the co-decision procedure." 15168/06 LL/ag 12 ANNEX

13 Re. item 5 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE Statement by Cyprus The Republic of Cyprus accepts Istanbul s designation as European Capital of Culture for 2010 and submits the following statement, to be included in the Council s minutes: It should be guaranteed that Turkey grants to all EU member states and their citizens the equal right to have access to and to participate in events, as well as the possibility of organizing events, during the period of time, in which Istanbul will be European Capital of Culture for DELETED 15168/06 LL/ag 13 ANNEX

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15 Re. Item 9 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING (VET) Statement by Cyprus "Firstly, we would like to stress the fact that we accept the present document which refers to future priorities for reinforced European cooperation on Vocational Education and Training VET. We would also like to thank the Presidency for showing a comprehensive understanding of the problem we face as regards the obstruction of our participation in OECD and its various activities, which include research and statistics even in the filed of education. We hope that the proposal of the Presidency will contribute towards the solution of the particular problem, which results from the continued and unjustifiable stance taken by Turkey to obstruct any participation of Cyprus in OECD and its activities. Our exclusion from purely non political matters, such as educational research, is damaging, both to the targets posed by the EU in the area of Education and Training, as well as to our own national goals for the improvement of the system of Education and Training in Cyprus. We are all aware of the EU decision to base our educational policies on data and research evidence, which has been supported by us. We hope that positive actions, such as the present one taken by the Presidency, will contribute to changing Turkey s stance and to fully solving similar problems which we face for the same reasons." 15168/06 LL/ag 15 ANNEX