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
The Platform for Intercultural Europe is a civil society initiative developed in response to the 2006 European Commission’s announcement that 2008 would be the “European Year of Intercultural Dialogue”. The Cultural Foundation together with the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage (which later became Culture Action Europe) then initiated a civil society platform with … Continued
You will find here excerpts from the EU Treaties and Conventions about Culture. Attachments Lisbon Treaty: Culture (136 kB)EU1954: European Cultural Convention (160 kB)
From early on in 2006, the European Commission had indicated a desire for an ambitious European agenda for culture, which would build on a commissioned report on the ‘Economy of Culture’ published in November 2006 and on the cultural actions of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. CAE has prepared overview of the European … Continued
“It is not enough to tell people that Europe is being built for them – Europe needs to be built with them.” CAE publishes an overview on how advocacy and lobbying happen on the EU level. The main institutional actors to lobby on European issues are: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council, the … Continued
You will find here some recent documents published by the European Commission on Culture. These are communications, it means they have no legal effect, they are drafted and sent by the Commission to other European institutions in order to present new programs and policies. Attachments Towards an Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage for Europe (106 kB)European Film in the … Continued