French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks during a news conference on cultural exception at the ministry in Paris, November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - France claimed victory on Wednesday as Europe's executive arm agreed to preserve state subsidies for the film sector, maintaining exemptions from rules that restrict government aid within the trading bloc.
This "cultural exception" provoked a row between European states earlier this year when France demanded that film and entertainment be taken off the table in talks on a trade deal between the United States and the European Union.
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