Brussels, 26/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - While the call for applications for 2001 (available on Internet on 26 January: http: //europa.eu.int/comm/culture/index_en.html) has just been published, the European Commission gives a satisfactory report of the first year of the Community "Culture 2000" programme. Out of 1023 applicants, 219 cultural cooperation projects received Community funding, for a sum exceeding EUR 32 million. European Culture Commissioner Viviane Reding expressed her...