Education, Youth, CULTURE and SPORT Council meeting
Brussels, 25 November 2014
The Council adopted the following conclusions:
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION RECOGNISING THAT:
1. the audiovisual industry is crucial both in creating sustainable growth and jobs and in fostering cultural and linguistic diversity and therefore represents a key area for the economic, cultural and social agenda of the EU and particularly for reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy;
2. in times of rapid technological changes and unpredictable market developments, it is crucial to foster cultural and linguistic diversity and competitiveness in all policy measures affecting the European audiovisual industry on European and Member State levels.