In 2007, the EU decided on a strategy for collaboration between member states on cultural policy. One of the first actions has been the work of the Access to Culture Civil Society Dialogue Platform within which a work group has been dedicated to education and learning. With the communication from the European Commission on a … Continued
We are not living a crisis but a TRANSITION which outcome is yet to be understood. This is Europe in the early part of the 21st Century, 500 millions people on a turning point. The project, and the peace it brought to the continent, are endangered by a growing distrust in its capacity to solve today’s … Continued
In the European and international context of growing urbanisation and digital shift, we observe an acceleration of urban, social, cultural and economic fragmentations, reinforced by the economic crisis. This is a major issue at a European level – more than 70% of European citizens live in cities – , but also, more widely, at an … Continued
The arts are a driving force for a reform of the existing educational systems taking into account that education is not just about academic skills but about comprehensive personal development comprising mind and body, knowing and feeling, acting and reflecting; all characteristics represented by the arts. You will find here: #CulturalDemocracy #CulturalWellBeing Attachments CAE … Continued
The last United Nations report by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, on “Copyright Policy and the Right to Science and Culture” was published in 2014. The Special Rapporteur examines copyright law and policy from the perspective of the right to science and culture, emphasizing both the need for protection of authorship … Continued
Intercultural Dialogue is increasingly seen as one of the ways to promote mutual understanding, better living together and an active sense of European citizenship and belonging. There is no accepted definition for Intercultural Dialogue. The term is an adaptation from other terms, all of which remain current, such as multiculturalism, social cohesion and assimilation. The … Continued
CAE has published an inventory of terms on advocacy. The document will cover topics such as Article 151, the notions of cultural identity, European added value, transversality, sustainable development as well as give an overview of structural funds, the subsidiarity principle and the open method of coordination. CAE’s Inventory of Terms on Advocacy (2013) … Continued
CAE has gathered some of the conclusions of the Council of the EU on culture and its cross-over effects on other fields as well as the Council Work Plan 2015-2019. Attachments Council Conclusions on the Contribution of the Cultural and Creative Sectors to the Achievement of the Lisbon Objectives (161 kB)Council Conclusions on Culture as … Continued