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Leading national and European media release articles and interviews on key topics featuring representatives of Europa Nostra

November 24, 2025 | Posted in 7 Most Endangered

News articles and interviews on key cultural heritage advocacy topics featuring representatives of Europa Nostra were published by leading national and European media outlets from September to November 2025.

An audiovisual news piece on the destruction of cultural heritage in Ukraine featuring an extensive interview with Europa Nostra’s Executive President Hermann Parzinger was released by TVP World, Poland’s leading English language broadcaster, on 21 September.

 

The audiovisual news piece “What is the EU actually doing to protect Europe’s cultural heritage?” featuring an extensive interview with Europa Nostra’s Secretary General Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović was broadcasted by ARTE, the European culture TV channel, on 27 September.

 

On POLITICO’s EU Confidential podcast “Growing pains: Can the EU handle enlargement?” released on 14 November, host Sarah Wheaton spoke with Europa Nostra’s Secretary General about why Europe won’t feel complete until its whole cultural family is reunited. Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović covered her background as someone who grew up in the former Yugoslavia to her case for why the European Union must recognise the power of our shared cultural heritage and values.

“The European integration process has a fundamental cultural dimension. The more organisations are connecting with the countries like Ukraine and Moldova, in the Western Balkans, the more exchanges that you organise with scientists, the academic community, the cultural community, the better,” stated Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović.

“The entire European Union needs to understand that this is the most important power of Europe — our shared values. Of course, the economy is an important tool, and defence we also need. But we cannot make compromises when it comes to values,” she emphasised.

 

An article published on 29 November in The Brussels Times, Belgium’s largest daily news media in English, highlights Europa Nostra’s work in advocating for the Culture Compass for Europe presented by the European Commission and its campaigning to secure it within the next EU budget.

“Investing in culture is investing in quality of life, social cohesion and well-being — and when you improve those, you strengthen the workforce and the economy. Culture isn’t an extra; it’s a foundation. The next step is ensuring the Cultural Compass reaches the regional level, where the Committee of the Regions will be central to carrying this forward,” highlights Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović.

Ekathimerini, the English edition of Greece’s leading daily newspaper Kathimerini, published an interview with Europa Nostra’s President, entitled ‘Culture is not a luxury – it’s a necessity’, on 7 November. Cecilia Bartoli speaks about what Europa Nostra winning the 2025 Empress Theophano Prize means to her, and why celebrating our shared cultural heritage is ever more important in today’s divisive climate. “Europa Nostra constantly reminds us of this: Our shared cultural heritage – tangible and intangible – can build dialogue, enhance harmony, and promote solidarity,” she emphasised.

 

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany’s leading daily newspaper, published an article about the complex architectural and memorial significance of the Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia, featuring an extensive interview with Europa Nostra’s Secretary General, on 9 November. Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović shares her expertise based on Europa Nostra’s ongoing advocacy in support of the large campaign by experts and civil society to save this protected Modernist building.  “Whether Generalštab should become a ministry, a museum, or a university must be the subject of a serious and broad debate. But definitely not a Trump hotel,” she highlighted.

 

In another article about the Generalštab Modernist Complex published on 24 November, Europa Nostra’s Secretary General told The Art Newspaper that when it comes to this complicated case, protecting heritage and preserving European values such as democracy go hand in hand.

 

 

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