Brussels, 18/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission reacted in a particularly positive way to the decision taken by relevant national ministers to give it a mandate that will empower it to negotiate on behalf of the European Community and its Member States within the Unesco Convention on cultural diversity. The decision was taken by the Education and Culture Council (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.16). Negotiations began at Unesco on the basis of a draft convention on protecting the...