Brussels, 08/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The seventh EU research framework programme should support the funding of research projects in the cultural sphere. This was the message sent on 6 February by the European Popular Party-European Democrats (EPP-ED), following a public hearing organised on the initiative of Spanish MEP Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines. Investment linked to the protection of cultural heritage not only preserves tourist activities, which employ millions of people, it also...