translate English to French: In the age of the "new economy" and the "information society" or, for those who mistrust such buzz-words, the digitised society, we cannot ignore the fact that culture is now at the heart of economic development while also constituting the best guarantee for the creation of a European identity that makes for a single policy embracing the assets of regional heritage in all its extraordinary diversity.
C’est aussi cette politique résolue des Etats Unis d’Amérique qui permit de les unir autour d’une industrie elle-même unifiée (et localisée à Hollywood) des images et des symboles.