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WHY CULTURAL HERITAGE MATTERS FOR EUROPE - POLICY PAPER ADOPTED

jun 29

Europa Nostra has adopted this important Policy Paper, prepared by the European Policy Working Group, urging the European Union to take into full consideration the Cultural Heritage component when implementing the Culture Programme which runs until 2013, and when formulating future work programmes. EU Institutions must embark - in a much more systematic and comprehensive way - on the process of mainstreaming cultural heritage in all relevant EU policies.

This Why Cultural Heritage Matters for Europe Position Paper has been adopted on 3 June 2009 by the Europa Nostra Council during the Annual Congress in Taormina, in time to greet the newly elected European Parliament and the, in the fall to be appointed, new European Commissioners, allowing Europa Nostra to optimally defend the concerns and promote the benefits of the cultural heritage sector in the coming 5 years.

Europa Nostra is planning on holding its second European Cultural Heritage Policy Forum, to bring together key players and decision makers in the field, in Brussels early in 2010.