ECB's Trichet on European identity

In a speech 'European identity' given on 10 September Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said he appreciates Vincent Van Gogh enormously: his painting, his aspirations and his huge artistic talent. There is no better illustration of Europe's deep-rooted cultural identity than the expressions of mutual influence and admiration between artists in different countries, he told the van Gogh Award for Art in Europe reception.

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