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“Empowering Democracy through Culture – Digital Tools for Culturally Competent Citizens”
4th Council of Europe Platform Exchange on Culture and Digitisation
The rise of ideological political movements and the success of populist parties in Europe are challenging the resilience of democracy. In many parts of the world, Europe remains a beacon of democratic progress. However, recently many societies seem to be less protective of their pluralistic and...
Etoiles et Toiles du Cinéma Européen: action!
The opening evening of the 18th edition of the “Etoiles et Toiles du Cinéma Européen” will take place on Wednesday 4 October 2017 at 20h15 at the Odyssée cinema in Strasbourg in the presence of the members of the jury, the President of Eurimages, Mrs Catherine Trautmann, and the director of the...
New Recommendation on Big Data for culture, literacy and democracy
The Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)8 on Big Data for culture, literacy and democracy on 27 September 2017. In this text, the Committee of Ministers recommends that member States take positive steps towards providing critical digital media and information literacy in...
Faro Convention Lab – Georgia
The 3rd Faro Convention Lab will take place in Tbilisi, Machkhaani (Sighnaghi), Georgia on 2-5 October 2017. The event will focus on Faro Convention approach and democratic socio-economic models for community engagement with participants from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland,...
Faro Convention Research Study
In consultation with the CoE EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, a research study is planned in Fontecchio, Italy in October 2017, with the focus on Faro Convention approach, community preparedness and post disaster revitalization. In this capacity, a group of academics and civil society...
30 years of Cultural Routes: Building dialogue and sustainable development through European values and heritage
A Europe rich in history, heritage and values: the Council of Europe Cultural Routes’ programme celebrates its 30th anniversary, on the occasion of the 7th Advisory Forum in Palazzo Ducale and Real Collegio in Lucca (Italy) on 27-29 September, with a special ceremony to highlight the relevance of...
Celebrating the intrinsic relationship between people and nature
European Heritage Days 2017
The European Heritage Days (EHDs), a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, are the most widely celebrated participatory cultural events shared by the citizens of Europe. The pan-European nature of the events contributes to bringing citizens together and...
Workshop on strengthening the Council of Europe’s Indicator Framework on Culture and Democracy (IFCD)
A meeting of recognised statisticians in the cultural domain took place on 30 June at the Hertie School of Governance (Berlin), gathering experts from the OECD, EUNIC, Budapest Observatory, Milan University, Speyer University, Ljubljana Institute for Economic Research, the Hertie School of...
The COMUS project final event
The European Union / Council of Europe Joint Project Community-led Urban Strategies in Historic Towns - COMUS is a good example of bringing together all relevant stakeholders for constructive dialogue around the principles of democratic participation. Through the lens of heritage-led initiatives...
Faro Convention Approach in Cultural Routes (ATRIUM)
The Council of Europe Secretariat was invited to present the Faro Convention and Action Plan to the members of the ATRIUM association, examine the possibilities of the use of the Faro Convention approach in the Cultural Routes – ATRIUM and discuss the good practices and possible workshop models...
