Culture, Heritage and Diversity

 


We believe in diversity as a force for democracy and encourage dialogue as a means of building peace.

 

Our vision reflects the values of a democratic, dynamic, integrated and creative European society.

 

We strive towards a Europe where the diversity of cultures, the arts, and cultural and natural heritage are essential to the development of a genuine openness of mind and basic rights, and where open and interactive processes and practices of culture encompass different elements that combine to help us deal with the complexities of living with ourselves and one another. (more...)

 

Headline news ... (17/06/2013)

 

landscapeFirst Emerald Network Biogeographical Seminar for Norway

This First Emerald Network Biogeographical Seminar for Norway will take place from 18 to 20 June at the headquarters of the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management in Trondheim. The meeting aims at agreeing on the reference list for species and habitats as well as at assessing the extend to which the candidate Emerald sites proposed in Norway are sufficient to ensure proper conservation of habitats and species listed respectively in Resolutions 4 (1996) and 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention. (more...) [14/06/2013]


 

landscapeCultural Routes Summer Seminar

In the framework of cooperation with the European Commission, as part of the Third Joint Programme on Cultural Routes, the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes Summer Seminar will take place in Selinunte  from 23 to 28 June, centre of the Phoenicians’ route in Sicily. This year, the first part of the week will be especially devoted to candidates for Council of Europe certification and the second part will be set aside for certified routes managers, with one day of shared discussions and workshops. The seminar will be the first opportunity to use the handbook on cultural routes design and management. (more...) [13/05/2013]


 

romsCyprus welcomes European Media!

The 1st MEDIANE European Encounter "From media diversity coverage to media diversity inclusiveness" was hosted in Nicosia (Cyprus) from 10 to 12 June 2013. Around 80 participants contributed to the first European encounter and jointly worked on practical tools and practices for diversity inclusiveness in the areas of media production, journalism training and editorial management. The Cyprus European Encounter will be followed by other thematic and European encounters (Greece, September 2013, Sweden/Denmark September 2013, Spain October 2013, and Italy October 2013...). (more...) [13/06/2013]


 

romsSecond Conference on the Illegal Killing, Trapping and Trade of Wild Birds

Two years after the first European Conference on the illegal killing of birds, which pledged a zero tolerance approach to the illegal killing, trapping and trade of birds, the Contracting Parties and Observer Organisations to the Bern Convention met from 29 to 30 May in Tunis to assess the progress made towards the eradication of these phenomena. (more...) [29/05/2013]

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romsMeeting of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape

The second meeting of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) took place in Strasbourg from 27 to 29 May. Senior officials  came together to discuss many topics of interest, including: the conclusions of the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture "Governance of Culture – promoting access to culture" held in Moscow in April; an Action Plan to promote the Faro Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society; and a proposal for the 2014-2015 Programme of work in order to decide how the CDCPP can contribute to the objectives and priorities of the Organisation. [29/05/2013]

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romsPresentation of the Cultural Policy Review of the Russian Federation

The conclusion of the Cultural Policy Review of the Russian Federation was  presented at the plenary meeting of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP, 27-29 May 2013). The review in the Russian Federation is focused on three regions (Mari-El; Omsk, Ulyanovsk) and three themes (cultural infrastructure; transculturalism as factor in social development; the economy, business and culture). [28/05/2013]

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FOCUS: Faro Convention

landscapeAs an event initiated by the four mayors from Marseille and the surrounding region, co-ordinated by the "Hôtel du Nord" co-operative and supported by Marseille-Provence 2013, the Bouches-du-Rhône Council, the European Commission and the Council of Europe, the Marseille Forum (12-13 September 2013) will address issues relating to human rights, cultural diversity and identity, the integration of minorities and disadvantaged groups, the prevention of intolerance and discrimination, inter-faith dialogue and action in disadvantaged urban and peri-urban areas, in line with the values of the Faro Convention. (more...) [13/06/2013]


 
 
 
 
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