Joint Consultative Committee CoR- Meeting Thematic session 2: Sub-national authorities and the protection of Contribution from

03 May 2018 – , Belgium Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General of Europa Nostra

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Above: the 2017 laureates – 31 projects from 20 European countries Award-winning projects from Serbia (1)

Report for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage of Metohija, Belgrade Medal 2005- Category: research

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Conservation Study of the Village Gostuša in Pirot district, Serbia Grand Prix Winner 2017 - Category: research

(see also news item about the local award ceremony) © Elena Vasić Petrović 2015

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- launched in 2013 in partnership with the Institute and the Development Bank - Among the 7 Most Endangered sites in 2014: Synagogue in Subotica, Serbia

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The report « Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe » (2015) Joint initiative for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 © Michael Bader

More information at http://www.culturaltourism-network.eu/award-2018.html Deadline for application: 1 July 2018. European Cultural Heritage Summit 2018 “Sharing Heritage – Sharing Values” © Michael Bader

• 18-24 June 2018 in • Highlight of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 • Key events: European Policy Debate & European Heritage Awards Ceremony 2018 (22 June 2018) • Hosted by Europa Nostra, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) and German Cultural Heritage Committee (DNK) • In cooperation with the and the State of Berlin, State Department for Culture and Europe • www.european-cultural-heritage-summit.eu