Pearle Conference Frankfurt, November 2010 Agenda point 9 EU Culture Policy

Initiatives Culture Action Europe’s Campaign “We are more” Council Work Programme Culture and Creative Industries Cultural Heritage Online European Heritage Label European Capitals for Culture 5 Years UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity

Questions What is it about? What is the legislative process and the state of play? Which issues at stake? Next steps? Actions to take?

CAE’s Campaign “We are more”

Council Work Programme

Cultural and Creative Industries

Cultural Heritage Online Aim: managing the “digital shift” of culture sector, preserve cultural works across Europe Creating online-archives Commission broadens the scope (April 2010) Reflection Group “Comité des Sages”, builds on work of High level Group on digital libraries Basis: 2006 Commission Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation

Cultural Heritage Online Next step: Recommendations of Reflection Group end of Main topics: How to fund digitisation, possibilities for public-private partnerships Copyright issues, licensing practices, facilitation digitisation of out of print works / orphan works Promoting access to digitised material across border Action to take: Written contribution to Commission

European Heritage Label Aims: Strengthen citizens’ sense of belonging to the EU, enhance profile of sites which have played a key role in the history and building of the EU Act: Decision of the EP and the Council, non-binding, participation of MS will be on a voluntary basis, expected 2011 Background: 2006: Label as an intergovernmental initiative 2008: Request to transform initiative into a formal action of the EU Today: 64 sites in 17 EU MS and Switzerland

European Heritage Label Selection process: Importance of symbolism of sites – not aesthetics, promotion – not conservation Pre-selection in MS, final selection at EU level Budget: EUR – but not for restoration of sites ! Next step: Vote on report in European Parliament (16 December 2010) Actions to take: at national level: choice of experts, proposals of sites

European Capitals for Culture

5 Years UNESCO Convention