Consultation on the European Commission's proposal for European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
DCMS is seeking comments on the European Commission's proposal for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. The Commission's proposal is wide in scope, and we are, therefore, consulting through a broad range of organisations, who are asked to distribute papers to all potentially interested parties within their sectors. Please do cascade this to any other interested parties.
The purpose of this consultation exercise is to enable the Government to take into account the views of civil society and non-governmental organisations, as well as those of relevant government departments. It may be that there is a divergence of views received and the Government will have to balance these against the best interests of the UK as a whole. But it is important for interested parties to be able to express their views and concerns in an open consultation.
The Commission's proposed text of the programme can be found on the following website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/portal/events/current/dialogue2008_en.htm
You will also be able to find other relevant material concerning the Commission's proposal on the Europa website: www.europa.eu.int.
How to respond:
responses or queries should be sent to:
Michael Downes
International Unit
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
Tel: 020 7211 6366
Email: michael.downes@culture.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: 020 7211 6961
Deadline:
The deadline for responses is: Friday 5 May 2006
Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to receiving your views.
Please note that all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If a correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.
If you have any questions or complaints about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact Liz Sweet, Consultation Co-ordinator, Strategy Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, liz.sweet@culture.gsi.gov.uk
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