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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9307

16 November 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy/culture
Culture contributes 2.6% of EU GNI

Brussels, 15/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission presented a study on the economic impact of the culture sector in Europe, which showed that culture contributes 2.6% of the EU's GNI and employs at least 5.8 million. Commissioner Jan Figel (who presented the study to Monday's "Education" Council) said that the study showed that the "the EU's arts and culture are a dynamic economic and social driver for achieving more growth, and more and better jobs", and that they should...

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