23/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) and the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) organised the first arts-focused event of the European Year for Creativity & Innovation 2009 in Brussels on Tuesday 20 January. The event, which highlighted the value of the arts as a vector of creativity and innovation, was attended by EU Culture Commissioner Jan Figel, the chair of the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee, Katerina Batzeli,...