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Eu strategy for international cultural relations
When
2017
2017
Who
European commission, european external action service, eu member states
European commission, european external action service, eu member states
Description of the policy/measure
The joint communication proposes an eu strategy for international cultural relations that focuses on advancing cultural cooperation with partner countries across three main strands: supporting culture as an engine for sustainable social and economic development; promoting culture and intercultural dialogue for peaceful inter-community relations; reinforcing cooperation on cultural heritage. it identifies guiding principles for eu action in international cultural relations: promote cultural diversity and respect for human rights, foster mutual respect and intercultural dialogue, respect for complementarity and subsidiarity, encourage a cross-cutting approach to culture, promote culture through existing frameworks for cooperation. it underlines the importance for the relevant stakeholders to join forces to ensure complementarity and synergies in order to advance successful cooperation with partner countries in the three work streams proposed. this includes government at all levels, local cultural organisations and civil society, the commission and the high representative (through eu delegations in third countries), member states and their cultural institutes a key aspect is the more active role to be taken by eu delegations acting in close partnership with the cultural institutes of the member states, in order to develop a truly european dimension in international cultural relations.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Results achieved
Contribution to the commission's priority to make the eu a stronger global actor.better integration of culture in the eu's external relations agenda.deeper and more effective international cultural relations based on long-term engagement, mutual interest and understanding, peer-learning, and co-creation.develop new models for cooperation with and among member states, in particular their national cultural institutes.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
The implementation of the joint communication relies on a number of different existing eu instruments and frameworks for cooperation. it does not entail extra financial resources. the communication refers to funding from a range of eu programmes, described in more detail in the communication, and elsewhere in this report.