Vice President of European Union Development Committee Member of the European Parliament Michael Gahler
I am Michael Gahler, Member of the European Parliament from Germany. At coming of the New Year, I sincerely wish all NTDTV audiences all the best, good luck and prosperity, like the symbol of the year, the boar.
I hope in the New Year kind-hearted Chinese will fulfill their wishes, defeating the people who are violating human rights. Most important is that people are respected, and diversity of belief and culture can be realized in China. If so, it means a great opportunity. I sincerely wish you success.
作爲一個特殊的和平項目，歐盟特別能夠理解和接納具有共同目標的不同文化和傳統背景的人。因此，作爲歐盟議會議員，我對"ArsCAra"文化協會舉辦的神韻晚會感到非常高興，因爲她讓奧地利人民有機會了解這個來自遠方的文化。
歐盟在將歐洲各國聯合成一個整體的同時成功地保護了歐洲各民族的文化。然而文化和傳統在經歷了漫長的歲月後會被遺忘，或者因為迫於政治形勢而不能繼續生存。這種現象正發生在中國的古典文化上。
I hope in the New Year kind-hearted Chinese will fulfill their wishes, defeating the people who are violating human rights. Most important is that people are respected, and diversity of belief and culture can be realized in China. If so, it means a great opportunity. I sincerely wish you success.
Vice President of the European Parliament 
