Faro News
Advancing Cultural Heritage and Civic Engagement: Jaume I University Signs Faro Convention
The 17 March 2026 marked a milestone in the cooperation between Jaume I University of Castellón de la Plana (Spain) and the Council of Europe on cultural heritage, as the university becomes the first one in Europe to symbolically sign the Faro Convention and adopt its principles. That symbolic...
Romania ratifies the Faro Convention
On 12 March 2026, Ambassador Ion JINGA, Permanent Representative of Romania to the Council of Europe, transmitted Romania’s instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society. This latest ratification brings the total number to...
Faro convention film festival 2025 : award-winning films
The Faro Venezia Association, with the collaboration of the European Network of Faro Initiatives to which it belongs and the support of the Culture and Cultural Heritage for Democracy Division of the Council of Europe, organised a first Film Festival on the Faro Convention on the occasion of the...
Artistic projects inspired by the Faro convention approach
When celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Faro Convention, two initiatives of the Foundation of San Millán de la Cogolla in Spain (their annual artists’ residency and the participation of their initiative “Emilianensis” to the Faro Convention European Network and) were combined when choosing a...
The European Faro Convention Network (EFCN) convened its 2025 Annual Assembly in Novi Sad (Serbia)
After the productive 2024 EFCN Annual Assembly in Viscri (Romania), hosted by the Mihai Eminescu Trust, this year’s Assembly was held on 29 and 30 September 2025 in the vibrant city of Novi Sad (Serbia) and was hosted by the Almašani Association. EFCN members had the opportunity to set priorities...
The Faro Convention celebrates its 20th anniversary!
The Faro Convention (Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society) was opened for signature on 27 October 2005 in Faro (Portugal). To mark this milestone, the Council of Europe and the City of Villeurbanne organised a conference from 9 to 11 October 2025...
Romania signs the Faro Convention
In the presence of Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ambassador Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania to the Council of Europe signed, on 17 February 2025, the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (also...
Regional Seminar « How to put the beauty of FARO principles into practice? »
Organised jointly by Finnish Heritage Agency and the Council of Europe. a Baltic Sea Region seminar dedicated to the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, better known as the Faro Convention, took place in the historical island...
The Netherlands signs the Faro Convention
This latest signature brings the total number of signatures to 5, in addition to the 24 member States that have ratified the Convention. The Netherlands’ signature should further encourage citizen engagement in cultural heritage governance and the development of new bottom-up initiatives in this...
Sixth annual gathering of the Faro Convention Network (FCN)
In the framework of the Faro Convention Action Plan, the Council of Europe celebrated the sixth Faro Convention Network (FCN) annual gathering, that took place from 20 to 22 June 2023 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Organised jointly with the Community of Žemieji Šančiai, a member of the Faro Convention...
- The Faro Convention at work in Europe: selected examples
- The Faro Convention’s role in a changing society: building on a decade of advancement
- People, places, stories - Faro Convention inspired experiances
- Brochure - Action for a changing society
- Polish civil society and the aims of the Faro Convention
- Heritage and Beyond
- European Manifesto on Multiple Cultural Affiliation
- Dividing lines, connecting lines: Europe's cross border heritage
