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Article: France issues call to arms in European `culture wars'
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 2, 1995
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New battle lines were staked out in Europe's escalating
"culture wars" yesterday after France warned the European Union
that the continent's heritage could disappear "down the tubes" of
American multi-media magnates. Adopting an apocalyptic tone,Jacques
Toubon, the French Minister of Culture, appeared before the
European Parliament to garner support for television quotas and
controls, which France believes are necessary to protect Europe
against US "cultural colonialism". The fast-growing market in
hi-tech information systems, including CD-ROM and information
super-highways, threat ens to engulf the European television and
film industry and exploit every European work of art, he told the ...