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Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council

Subtitle: 
Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations
Volume, number, page: 
16 p.
Year of Publication: 
2018
Author(s): 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization Name: 
European Commission
City: 
Brussels
Country of Publication: 
Belgium
Full Date: 
8 June 2016
Category: 
Official Documents
Theme: 
Subregion - European Union
Country - European Union
Agreements
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Cultural
Keyword(s): 
Cultural diversity
European Union
Cooperation
Political Culture
Cultural Co-operation
Intercultural peace
Culture
Abstract: 
This Joint Communication proposed three pillars to advance work towards an EU Strategy for international cultural relations. First, the proposed guiding principles for EU action aim to ensure that EU action in this area promotes human rights, diversity, inter-cultural dialogue while respecting subsidiarity and complementarity and retaining policy coherence by promoting culture within existing partnership frameworks. The second pillar proposed three main strands to provide a focus for advancing cultural cooperation with partner countries, including: i) supporting culture as an engine for sustainable social and economic development; ii) promoting culture and intercultural dialogue for peaceful inter-community relations; iii) reinforcing cooperation on cultural heritage. The third pillar proposes a strategic EU approach to cultural diplomacy: including enhanced European cooperation (notably between EU Member States and EU Delegations) and inter-cultural exchanges to promote the diverse cultures of the EU.
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