European Heritage Alliance Manifesto “Cultural Heritage: a powerful catalyst for the future of Europe” just released

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On 9 May 2020, on the occasion of Europe Day which this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration and the launch of the process of European integration, members of the European Heritage Alliance have launched the European Heritage Alliance Manifesto Cultural Heritage: a powerful catalyst for the future of Europe.

The European Heritage Alliance Manifesto aims to convey a strong message of solidarity, hope and unity to Europe’s leaders and citizens at a time when Europe and the entire planet are struggling to overcome an unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus. Through this Manifesto, representatives of major European and international heritage networks which form part of the European Heritage Alliance express the readiness of the wider heritage world to contribute to Europe’s immediate social and economic recovery, as well as to the longer-term advancement of the European project.

The European Heritage Alliance Manifesto also puts forward 7 of the most important ways in which cultural heritage can act as a catalyst for positive change.

This important document will be presented and discussed at the Europe Day Webinar which the Europeana Foundation and Europa Nostra are co-hosting on behalf of the European Heritage Alliance on 9 May. High-level heritage decision-makers from the European Institutions, Member States and civil society will react to this Manifesto, including Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth; Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee; Nina Obuljen-Koržinek, Croatian Minister of Culture and Acting Chair of the EU Council of Ministers; Sabine Verheyen, Chair of the European Parliament Culture and Education Committee; Anne Karjalainen, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Chair of the SEDEC commission; Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and Executive President of Europa Nostra; as well as Stéphane Bern, well-known French author and TV journalist.

The European Heritage Alliance Manifesto is now open for signatures by individuals and organisations (sign the form below). Show your support and help us unfold the cohesive power of cultural heritage for the Future of Europe!

More than 860 signatures have already been collected! Please consult here the list of signatories that have agreed to allow us to publish their name in support of the cause. Among the signatories feature key cultural and cultural heritage actors in Europe and beyond. The European Heritage Alliance Manifesto was fully endorsed by all the participants of the Europe Day webinar mentioned above.

The Manifesto will be translated into different languages (consult the different language versions below) and widely disseminated by all the members of the European Heritage Alliance. It will also be submitted to EU Ministers in charge of culture ahead of their Video-conference of 19 May 2020.

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