San Marino ratifies the Faro Convention

26 February 2024 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

This Framework Convention (known as the “Faro Convention”), which will enter into force for San Marino on 1 June 2024, is based on the idea that heritage should be used for the benefit of society as a whole. It favours bottom-up actions and emphasises the leading role of heritage communities in...

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Spanish version of the brochure “The Nicosia Convention in 10 questions and answers”

15 February 2024 Strasbourg, France

To help raise awareness of the Nicosia Convention in Hispanic-speaking countries, a Spanish version of the latest brochure has been prepared in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Squad of the National Police of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. The brochure presents 10 key issues of the...

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European Heritage Days Theme 2024

Heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections

23 Jnauary 2024 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

The heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections brochure to accompany the theme has now been published with advice and inspiration as well as further reading and resources. More ideas about how to approach the theme such as building new partnerships and networks, finding historic and...

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The Netherlands signs the Faro Convention

12 January 2024 STRASBOURG

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...

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12th plenary session of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)

9 november 2023 strasbourg

The CDCPP will hold its 12th plenary session in Strasbourg on 15-17 November 2023. Members of the Committee will discuss, inter alia, the follow-ups to the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture (Strasbourg, 1 April 2022) and the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government...

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Meeting of the CULTNET Network of experts in the protection of historical heritage

24-26 October 2023 Madrid, Spain

The Council of Europe participated in the meeting of the CULTNET Network of experts in the protection of historical heritage, organised by the Historical Heritage Brigade of the Spanish National Police, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The...

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Roundtable “Free to Create: Artistic Freedom in Slovenia, and in Europe, today”

2 October 2023 (5 pm) Ljubljana, Slovenia (Slovenian Museum of Modern Art, Cankarjeva ulica 15)

A round table discussion will be co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture on the theme: “Free to Create: Artistic Freedom in Slovenia and in Europe today”. Slovenian State Secretary for Culture, Marko Rusjan, and Council of Europe Director of the Directorate for...

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Cultural heritage, cornerstone of European construction

European Heritage Days 2023

1st september 2023 Europe

Living Heritage is the pan-European theme for the 2023 European Heritage Days. Tens of thousands of events taking place in 48 participating countries will showcase the vibrancy, diversity and significance of cultural traditions, knowledge, and skills in Europe. Organised jointly by the Council of...

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Sixth annual gathering of the Faro Convention Network (FCN)

20-22 June 2023 Kaunas, Lithuania

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...

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Raising custom authorities’ awareness of the NICOSIA Convention

1-2 June 2023 Strasbourg, France

A workshop on some of the criminal Conventions of the Council of Europe was held on 1 and 2 June 2023. More than 120 customs representatives from 13 francophone countries, all members from the International Association of French-Speaking Customs Officials (AIDF) (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Central...

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