The campaign launched on May 1st has so far been endorsed by more than 500 organizations worldwide. To know more about the campaign: read the Declaration and see the wide range of organizations demanding the inclusion of culture in the SDGs classified by country. In addition, use the communications tools to ask organizations and
The 2nd International Meetings on Research and Public Decision-Making in Cultural Policies will be held on 3 and 4 December 2014 at the TNP of Villeurbanne, France. The general topic of these meetings, aiming to intertwine presentations of works and viewpoints of researchers and European and international actors, is Metamorphoses
Culture ministers of the EU met in Brussels and adopted a high level document on cultural heritage. The opening words of four paragraphs (out of the thirty) carry the essence: Cultural heritage plays an important role in creating and enhancing social capital, has an important economic impact, plays a specific role in achieving the Europe 2020 strategy goals
Cultural Policy Quick Facts is a short international overview of the existence of cultural policies, plans and guidelines; the nature of cultural authorities and governance; and the key elements of cultural policies. The information has been drawn from the Cultural Policy Database, an IFACCA initiative designed to compile information on the cultural policies
On 18 September in Brno, Czech Republic, in the framework of the 22nd ENCATC Annual Conference “New Challenges for the Arts: Is it just about money?” (17-19 September 2014), a selected group of academics, researchers, trainers and cultural professionals from Europe and around the world will present papers at the 5th Annual ENCATC Research
ENCATC, in partnership with European Cultural Foundation, invites young researchers to apply for the 11th Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA). Initiated in 2003 and now in its 11th edition, the Award is entering a new phase incorporating three major changes. First, the Award will be bestowed up a young researcher who has successfully defended his
Real estate agent and developer, Kleindienst Group, has announced that its flagship The Heart of Europe development on Dubai’s The World is the new home for 58 unique Mediterranean trees – the oldest of which are two olive trees aged between 1,300 and 1,400 years old. Having grown in the hot
It’s a global trend that has captured the imagination – and hearts – of romantics around the world, but it seems the tide may be turning against love locks. Paris council has pledged to take action against the locks, which are attached in their thousands to the guard rails of bridges
When it comes to summer music festivals, the Europeans have always done it a little better than the rest of the world. Every year between June and September, a world-class festival takes place almost every weekend in countries ranging from Spain and France to Germany, Austria and Hungary – and particularly
When Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death in 1953, one of the first things he addressed was the housing shortage and the need for more food. At the time, thousands of people were living in cramped communal apartments, sharing one kitchen and one bathroom with
The first details of a new £900,000 Creative and Cultural Fund for Belfast, which will bring a series of large-scale cross-community arts projects to life, were unveiled today. The new fund, set-up by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, will bring three years of exciting arts and
According to the circular 95 sent by Agenda 21 Culture, the process of producing a new Agenda 21 for culture was approved by UCLG in 2013. It continues in 2014 with several formats, including a Pilot Cities programme, and will end with the Culture Summit of UCLG which is being planned for the
After 8 months of intense, collaborative, engaging work, the Consortium partners achieved a lot of relevant milestones in the roadmap, and lots of events and releases are about to be delivered in the next forthcoming days. The networking activities undertaken by all Consortium partners brought to a consistent broadening of
Aurélie Filippetti , Minister of Culture and Communication has participated in the Council of Ministers of Culture and Audiovisual of the European Union held in Brussels, 21 May 2014. At the request of Germany, the negotiation of the proposed transatlantic partnership has been at the heart of discussions. The Minister
Considered as part of the “Old World” as opposed to the Americas across the Atlantic, Europe has both endured and thrived through certain years of its history. Its trials and challenges, and accomplishments and discoveries have amounted to create not only one, but multiple European culture capitals. As Amsterdam, Barcelona,
Mexico City is hosting groups from 87 countries at the 2014 Culturas Amigas Fair, which was inaugurated by the capital’s mayor, Miguel Angel Mancera, earlier this weekend. This year’s fair is being presented in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s largest plaza. “This plaza today represents what we all desire, which is world peace.
