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in February 2018 in presence of thousands of presence 2018 in in February European Union Delegations COMPONENT I COMPONENT CULTURAL EUROPE’S CELEBRATING WORLD THE AROUND HERITAGE for a wider reach. Although initially conceived for for conceived Although initially reach. for a wider partner by Year the association to EU Member States, its increasing popularity possible due to is now countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, (Albania, countries Western The as Georgia, as well and Serbia), Montenegro FYROM, and have are associated and Switzerland Norway Iceland, • The Year is going global thanks to the support is going global thanks to of Year The • the activating local initiatives, different developing cultural heritage closer partnerships and bringing Europe’s around the world. local communities to in the EU Del in Mexico, some examples: quote To a large- developed government, partnership with the city of in the main avenue exhibition photo EYCH format in the USA, 4 million people; reaching over City, Mexico event included a public the EYCH the programme for 2018, cultural heritage in May on digital preservation of with Europeana; in the Dominican in collaboration cultural events, national competitions, Republic, Festival an European Gastronomic workshops and Turkey are being organised; the EU Del in the Year and the EU Del to Fair, Ankara Book at the of visitors launched a FYROM the EYCH. to related has also partnered with non-EU countries The EYCH • Particularly, Particularly, 1 proposing EU Strategy for EU Strategy TARGET GROUPS TARGET •
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See EI N.1 Shared Heritage through the European Heritage Days, taking place in the 50 signatory countries to the European Cultural Convention, or EI N.5 on Convention, Cultural to the European countries in the 50 signatory taking place See EI N.1 Shared Heritage through the European Heritage Days, Association to the EYCH is open to countries participating to the Creative Europe Programme, the Western Balkans and EEA countries. and EEA Balkans Western the Europe Programme, Creative participating to the is open to countries to the EYCH Association
WHAT? FOR WHOM? WHOM? FOR WHY? WHY? 2 through 3 main components: 1 60 countries. Europe crossing over of Council with the routes Cultural through the Tourism Cultural Sustainable International cooperation is a cross-cutting issue in many is a cross-cutting issue in many cooperation International Year. the for implemented initiatives the of raised is being the EYCH of profile the international working on the field of cultural heritage. on the field of working Local communities, heritage professionals and cultural heritage professionals communities, Local networks international organisations in partner countries, initiatives that place cultural heritage at the core of EU of cultural heritage at the core that place initiatives building on their interest relations with partner countries, expertise in the field. and on Europe’s and needs potential to become a very concrete example of the of example concrete a very become to potential is Year The Strategy. the aforesaid implementation of new and develop existent reinforce to an opportunity The European Year of Cultural Heritage aims to further Heritage aims to Cultural of Year The European cultural heritage as a key of the recognition to contribute and has the the EU, relations of element in the external a framework for cultural cooperation between the EU between cultural cooperation for a framework the world. and the rest of Due to this potential, cooperation on cultural heritage cooperation potential, Due to this the of axes priority is one of the three (2016), Relations Cultural International Cultural heritage helps us learn about each other and Cultural build bridges to tool be a powerful it can such, At ourselves. reinforcing and countries, communities people, between mutual understanding. dialogue and intercultural
YEAR OF CULTURAL HERITAGE YEAR OF CULTURAL REINFORCING COOPERATION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE HERITAGE ON CULTURAL REINFORCING COOPERATION OF THE EUROPEAN — THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
September 2018 appointed EYCH National Coordinators. Some associated • A joint project with UNESCO is providing rapid countries have already launched the EYCH, developed assessments and immediate safeguarding measures specific programmes and activated communication efforts. of cultural heritage in risk due conflict or disaster in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. KEY DATES: • 23 April COMPONENT III — EYCH 2018 International Perspectives Forum, VALORISING EU ACTIONS IN CULTURAL organised by the EU Cultural Diplomacy Platform HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION in Brussels • Throughout May • The EU supports protection of cultural heritage around Europe’s day saw EYCH celebrations all around the world through different instruments and programmes. the world For instance, through the Instrument for Pre-accession • Throughout 2018 Awareness raising actions, events and initiatives Assistance (IPA), the EU offered financial assistance by EU Delegations, EU National Cultural Institutes to candidate and potential candidate countries, with abroad and associated countries an estimated of €33 million dedicated to cultural heritage between 2007 and 2011. Cultural heritage is also funded COMPONENT II — by the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and SUPPORTING CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR the Development Co-operation Instrument (CDI). The Year THE HERITAGE SECTOR WORLDWIDE is putting in the spotlight projects already supported Three projects are supporting capacity-building through these instruments by promoting successful stories. for the heritage sector worldwide: • On the occasion of the EYCH, the Commission (Directorate • In the Western Balkans, the ‘Cultural heritage route’, General for Development and Cooperation — DEVCO) is is connecting and highlighting events organised by the conducting a mapping on ongoing heritage related projects EU Delegations and EU National Institutes for Culture, in third countries to promote the sharing and dissemination in close cooperation with local civil society, with the of good practices. Examples include intangible cultural aim of creating a sustainable network of cultural heritage heritage projects for social reconciliation through memory operators. in Rwanda, and job creation through cultural heritage in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Tibet. • The Silk Road Heritage Corridors around UNESCO sites in Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia address key PARTNERS development objectives, such as job creation through • EU Delegations abroad and the European External local development strategies and sustainable tourism, Action Service skills development, social cohesion and knowledge • EU National Cultural Institutes around the world exchange. The EU is devoting a total amount of and EUNIC EUR 3,5 Mio for this initiative. • Countries associated to the EYCH • The UNESCO and UNESCO National Commissions operating in third countries
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