View in your browser ENewsletter Summer 2018 Summit Special European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin The European Policy Debate “Sharing Heritage - Sharing Values”, which was held on 22 June in Berlin during the first ever European Cultural Heritage Summit, culminated with the presentation of the Berlin Call to Action “Cultural Heritage for the Future of Europe”. Europe’s high-level decision and policy makers and cultural heritage stakeholders discussed how best to use cultural heritage as a strategic resource with multiple benefits for the future of Europe. In his powerful message read during the debate, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised that cultural heritage constitutes a cohesive and binding force for the European project. The Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis and the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also each sent personal messages to the European Policy Debate. The Presidents of the three co-hosting organisations of the European Cultural Heritage Summit, namely Maestro Plácido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra, Martina Münch, President of the German Cultural Heritage Committee (DNK), and Prof. Dr. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) and Executive President of Europa Nostra, were proud to be the first signatories of Berlin Call to Action. We now invite all those who care for Europe’s past, present and future to sign, support and widely share the Berlin Call to Action. Read more, Watch video, See photos & Sign Berlin Call Europe’s best heritage achievements 2018 celebrated Berlin hosted a memorable ceremony in honour of the winners of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2018 on the evening of 22 June. Around 1,000 people paid tribute to this year’s most impressive accomplishments in conservation, research, dedicated service, and education, training and awareness-raising from all over Europe. Europa Nostra’s President Plácido Domingo and European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics hosted the ceremony, which was honoured with the presence and participation of the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Read more, Watch video & See photos EVENTS ORGANISED IN THE FRAME OF THE BERLIN SUMMIT 19 June - Euro-Mediterranean Heritage and Society discussed at Berlin Summit. Read more 20 June - Creative Session on Communicating Heritage with historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes held in Berlin. Read more - Experts and students debate ‘Endangered Heritage - Endangered Values’ at Berlin Summit. Read more 21 June - European Heritage Awards laureates present their achievements at the Excellence Fair. Read more & Watch video message of Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation - The European Heritage Alliance 3.3 contributes to European Cultural Heritage Summit Read more - Berlin’s Museum Island welcomes Summit participants and musical performances at Open Heritage Evening. Read more 22 June - European Policy Debate "Sharing Heritage - Sharing values": * Session I - “Sharing Values”: Read more & Watch video message of Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg * Session II - "Bridging Local and European". Read more * Messages from the Young Generation. Read more * Session III - "Contributing to Social and Economic Cohesion". Read more * Concluding Session - "Cultural Heritage for the Future of Europe". Read more - #Ode2Joy Challenge showcased during the Berlin Summit. Read more - Three Europa Nostra Medals of Honour presented at Ceremony in Berlin. Read more 23 June - Berlin State Library hosts Europa Nostra General Assembly and manuscript handover ceremony. Read more - Europa Nostra's members visit Potsdam-Sanssouci and the award-winning Winzerberg. Read more COMMUNICATION MATERIAL - For more news items about the European Cultural Heritage Summit, please visit the Europa Nostra website - To view and download a selection of Summit photos for further communication and dissemination purposes, please visit our Flickr collection - To watch and download video highlights of the European Policy Debate and the European Heritage Awards Ceremony as well as other Summit related videos, please visit our Vimeo video album DONATE Support the work of Europa Nostra JOIN Become a Member of Europa Nostra EVENTS Cultural heritage related events across Europe (non-exhaustive list) HERITAGE TOURS 2019 Programme Preview 22-27 October 2018 | Genoa & Portofino (Italy) EUROPA NOSTRA The Voice of Cultural Heritage in Europe | La Voix du patrimoine culturel en Europe Headquarters Lange Voorhout 35, 2514 EC The Hague, The Netherlands | +31 70 302 40 50 | [email protected] Brussels Office Rue de Treves/Trierstraat 67, 1040 Brussels, Belgium | +32 2 400 77 02 | [email protected] Photos: credits for each image on the website Follow us With the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.