Conditions for success. The importance and efficacy of the EU's action in the cultural field are starting to be recognised. A few days ago in San Sebastián (Spain), the "European of the Year" prize was awarded to Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Culture and Audiovisuals, for her work for European cinema. In the meantime, the renown of the Erasmus programme has spread well beyond University circles; new generations of students know it and make use of it, the film L'Auberge Espagnole...