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The Council of Europe participates in the European Cultural Heritage Summit in Prague

The European Heritage Summit 2022 took place in Prague from 25 to 27 September. The event was

 organised by Europa Nostra, the European Voice of civil society committed to cultural heritage, and Europa

Nostra Czech Republic in cooperation with the European Commission and the Czech Ministry of Culture

within the framework of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In this context, the

winners of the 2022 edition of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards were

announced. This year projects were selected in five categories: preservation and reuse of historic buildings;

research; education, training and skills; citizen involvement and awareness; and heritage champions. Four

of the 30 winning projects are Italian: Va' Sentiero, Salvaguardia dell'Opera dei Pupi, Swapmuseum and

Cooperativa La Paranza. Two were the result of international teams with an Italian participation: Silknow

 and Homee. One of the prizes went to the Spanish initiative PAX which is part of the Council of Europe Faro

Network. Luisella Pavan Woolfe, Director of the Italian Office of the Council of Europe, participated at the

closing session of the Summit and underlined synergies and common objectives in the area of cultural

heritage between European Institutions.

Prague 25/27 September 2022
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Welcome to the Council of Europe Programme Office in Venice

 

I would like to welcome you to the website of the Programme Office of the Council of Europe in Venice. The Programme Office supports Headquarters in the organisation of activities that span from culture and cultural heritage to training on human rights and democracy. I kindly invite you to surf through our website. Here you will find information on our past and present activities, news and articles about the Office and the Council of Europe. Venice is actively involved in Council of Europe activities. Venice is a member of the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities Network. The network supports cities in reviewing their policies through an intercultural lens and developing comprehensive strategies to help them manage diversity positively. Venice is also one of the four Faro Convention laboratories in Europe. Here the Council of Europe is testing how civil society and local authorities put into practice this relatively young Convention on democratic participation to cultural heritage. Venice participates in the Jewish Heritage Route. This important European cultural route certified by the Council of Europe, goes through the city and stops at its 500 years old ghetto and historic Jewish cemetery. In other words, Venice is a workshop and a test site for significant Council of Europe policies and programmes. Furthermore, the European Commission for Democracy through Law - better known as the Venice Commission, as it meets in Venice - is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.