Two initiatives to highlight: the call for candidacy for the 2009 EU Cultural Heritage Prize is open until 1 October 2008, and a professional day devoted to European cultural cooperation.
Launched in 2002 by the European
Commission in the framework of the work of the "Culture
Programme", the
EU Cultural Heritage Prize is awarded in order to identify
and promote best practices in the preservation of material
cultural heritage in Europe, to stimulate the exchange of
knowledge and experience across Europe, to raise public awareness
of European cultural heritage and to encourage a greater number
of flagship initiatives by providing examples to be
replicated.
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To mark the French Presidency,
on
10 July 2008
in Avignon Relais Culture Europe (the
Cultural Contact Point for
France
), the French Ministry of Culture and
their partners held a
professional day on the role of European cultural cooperation in
relation to major European issues. The aim of this day was to
build on existing cultural cooperation practices, to highlight
their impact (professionally, socially, on citizens, etc.) and to
incorporate these challenges into public policies, in the regions
for instance.
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