Kommissær Oreja og den østrigske kulturstatssekretær, hr. Wittmann, var i Rådet i stand til at overbevise EUʼs kulturministre om, at forsættelse af de nuværende programmer er nødvendig.
However, a miracle occurred on the weekend of 12 and 13 September in Linz, when Commissioner Oreja and Austria's Secretary of State for Culture, Mr Wittman, succeeded in persuading the Culture Ministers that it was essential to continue the current programmes.