Transcript Folie 1 - CULTPLAN

A new agenda for Culture in Europe
Aline Denis, policy officer, DG Education and Culture
Unit C1 : Culture Policy and Intercultural Dialogue
[email protected]
 «Culture is all the dreams and
labour tending towards
forging humanity. Culture
requests a paradoxical pact:
diversity must be the principle
of unity, taking stock of
differences is necessary, not to
divide, but to enrich culture
even more. Europe is a
culture or it is not».
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 Denis de Rougemont
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Our common basis for action: Article 151 EC
Treaty
 An action aiming at promoting
both diversity and common
heritage.
 An action based on
subsidiarity
 An action based on the crosscutting dimension of culture
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The Communication shows a new political
ambition for Culture in Europe
Affirming the central role of culture in the European
project and in its relations with the world, with three main
political objectives
Implementing a comprehensive strategy: a new policy
framework for all our actions and programmes
Setting new frameworks and methods for dialogue and
cooperation including mainstreaming of culture and better
disseminating.
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First objective: in line with the Culture
programme
Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
 Promote mobility of professionals and
circulation of works in the cultural field
 Promote intercultural competences and
intercultural dialogue
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Second objective
Culture as a catalyst for Creativity
 Promote creativity in education
 Promote capacity building in cultural sector
 Develop creative partnerships with other sectors
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Third objective
Culture as an element in international
relations
 Implementing the
UNESCO Convention
 integration of the cultural
dimension in all external
and development policies
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Communication on culture - New working
methods
 A structured dialogue with the
cultural sector including the setting
up of a Cultural Forum (first one
this month)
 Improved coordinating efforts
between the Member States and the
Commission
 Mainstreaming in other
Community policies (our inventory
shows that a lot is already done)
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A key feature: the open method of coordination
 Mutual learning and peer
review
 Best practices and
transferability
 Potential joint policy
initiatives
 Reporting every two years,
but no benchmarking
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The way forward
 Discussion with
Member States and
European
Institutions
 Cultural Forum
 Council
Conclusions
 Structured dialogue
with cultural sector
 Regular reporting
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