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The European Capitals of Culture initiative is designed to: Highlight the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe Celebrate the cultural features Europeans share Increase European citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area Foster the contribution of culture to the development of cities. In addition to this, experience has shown that the event … Continued
IN WORDS “In this period of profound transition, promoting the role of culture calls for inward changes including a new way of thinking about culture and its role in society. Culture enables evolution and human development and should be understood as one of the key components towards a new social contract and citizenship. Culture significantly … Continued
The European elections that will take place in May 2014 will impact strategies and policies that the Union will put in place, trying to recover from the economic and democratic meltdown it is currently facing. The elections are a unique opportunity to advocate for sustainable, just and democratic models of development, rooted in Europe’s cultural … Continued
On 12 December, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a third resolution on culture and development, further to the two resolutions adopted in 2010 and 2011. Building on the recognition of the role of culture for development acknowledged in the previous resolutions, the new resolution represents an important breakthrough on the development agenda as … Continued
Right before Christmas holidays, CAE is publishing a series of short reflection papers on several thematics CAE has been working on during the year and that are relevant to the thinking that CAE wants to promote concerning the role of culture as a key element for sustainable development. The papers consist of food for thought … Continued
The 2013 European Debates, is a series of debates on European issues promoted by CAE linked to the campaign message and animated by the advocacy network’s members. After having toured Europe since April and participated in a large number of debates on issues such as citizenship, trust, structural funds, cultural infrastructure and reclamation of public … Continued