År 2008 erklæres for »europæisk år for interkulturel dialog« for at give form til og fremhæve en vedvarende interkulturel dialog, der skal fortsætte ud over dette år. ###>The year 2008 shall be designated as the ‘European Year of Intercultural Dialogue’ to contribute to giving expression and a high profile to a sustained process of intercultural dialogue which will continue beyond that year.