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Cultural Heritage in the 21st century for living better together: a common strategy for Europe
6th Conference of Ministers Responsible for Cultural Heritage

The European ministers responsible for cultural heritage from the 50 States Parties to the European Cultural Convention  met in Namur (Belgium) on 23-24 April for their 6th Conference entitled “Cultural heritage in the 21st century for living better together. Towards a common strategy for Europe”. The Conference was held in the framework of the Belgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and concluded with the adoption of the The Namur Declaration to define the objectives for a European Heritage Strategy.

This Strategy will redefine the place and role of cultural heritage in Europe and provide guidelines to promote good governance and participation in heritage identification and management, and disseminate innovative approaches to improving the environment and quality of life of European citizens.

In addition to the Declaration, the Ministers also adopted the The Namur Call to reinforce European cooperation to prevent and suppress deliberate acts of destruction of cultural heritage and the illicit trafficking of cultural property.

Other international organisations and institutions, including the European Commission and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) also took part in the event.

Background

Over more than forty years the Council of Europe has developed a significant body of regulations, which has played a vital role in consolidating and harmonising national heritage policies. The Council of Europe has promoted key concepts such as "integrated conservation" (with the 1975 Charter of Amsterdam and the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe - Granada Convention), or the role of heritage in society (with the Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society - Faro Convention).

Council of Europe Namur (Belgium) 24 April 2015
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