The Committee on Culture and Education adopted a report drafted by Katerina BATZELI (PES, EL) and made a few amendments to the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009). The amendments sought to re-word the objectives for the sake of conciseness and clarity. The committee also stated that cofinancing at European level of activities within the framework of the Year shall be in accordance with the priorities and rules applying, on an annual or multiannual basis, to existing programmes, particularly in the field of education and training. Where appropriate, programmes and policies in other fields, such as culture, communication, enterprise, cohesion, rural development, research and the information society, may support the Year. It deleted all particular references to the Lifelong Learning Programme.