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Border Breakers ": second award of the price for the honor of the European debut albums, which found 2004 in the European union the furthest spreading On Sunday, 23 January took place in Cannes on the occasion of the international music trade fair MIDEM the second award of the "European Border Breakers Awards" (EBBA). The prices distinguish those artists, their debut albums in the process of a yearly in the union, but outside of the production country, which highest sales figures obtained. The honor goes back on an initiative of the European commission and different unions of professional music organizations into Europa[1 ] as well as to the Billboard group (Billboard information Group). "these prices make those clear for variety of the European music and the Potenzial of the domestic market", stressed for general and vocational education, culture and multilingualness responsible the member of the European commission, Ján Figel ', with the opening of the award celebration. "you encourage the music industry, authors, composer, artist, independent publishers and" major ", on a certain goal in addition-work: the European music in the union more strongly to spread ". With their second award on 23 January with the EBBA those European artists or groups as well as their disk companies, and publishers, were distinguished authors who 2004 with a debut album the highest sales figures in the European union, outside of the production country, to have obtained. The selection was met on the basis statistics of the Billboard group particularly according to the following criteria: * first own album Kuenstlers/einer group from a member state of the European union; * in the 15 member states of the union, outside of the production country, number of items sold; * Sales between that 1.9.2003 and that 31.8.2004. "Border of Breakers" prices concerned: * Katie Melua (united kingdom), for "call off the search" (Dramatico) * Damien Rice (Ireland), for "O" (DRM/14th Floor) * we are heroes (Germany), for "the complaint" (Capitol) * Corneille (France), for "Parce qu'on vient de loin" (daring RAM) * Redrama (Finland), for "Everyday sound TRACK" (Virgin) * Ana Johnsson (Sweden), for "The way I at" (Epic/Sony) * the Benny Benassi & The Biz (Italy), for "Hypnotica" (off of limit production) * Raveonettes (Denmark), for "chain course OF love" (Columbia/Sony) Also this year, in order the extension of the union in the year 2004 to worthy, was lent the special price "European Breakthrough"; it went to the Polish group of Myslowitz for its album "Korova Mily bar" (EMI). In addition on the occasion of the MIDEM on 23 January, on initiative of commissioner Ján Figel ' and the French Minister for culture and communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, an informal meeting of the culture Ministers took place from the European union. The participants gave in particular an overview of the present situation to the music industry in Europe and of the negotiations about cultural variety with the UNESCO. The European union supports - particularly over the program "culture 2000" - numerous co-operation projects within the music range (tours, training courses, single concerts or festival). Furthermore the commission started pilot projects, by which European music admits within the union and on the international market better to be made is.