Cooperation with the Council of Europe
As an intergovernmental organisation established after the Second World War, the Council of Europe focuses on humanistic and democratic values in its cultural and educational activities. In the field of culture, the European Cultural Convention and the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) are of key importance.
CDCPP
The areas of responsibility of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) include the implementation of the relevant conventions of the Council of Europe as well as the resolutions of the 2005 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Warsaw as well as 2023 in Reykjavík and the Conference of Ministers responsible for culture in Moscow 2013, the Conference of Ministers responsible for heritage in Namur 2015 as well as the Conference of Ministers of Culture in Strasbourg in 2022.
Among the central priorities of CDCPP’s work are building an indicator framework on culture and democracy, understanding the impact of digitisation on culture and the implementation of the European Heritage Strategy for the 21st Century.
Links
Cultural policy research, work programmes and strategic cultural projects
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
Online databank of reports and analyses on cultural policy developments in 43 member states. From 1998 to 2017 the Council of Europe coordinated the programme. From 2017-2020 the coordination wass with the Assocation of the Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends (CCPT) in the Netherlands. As from 2021 this function is performed by the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft Bonn. Austria is a member of the Association.
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
European Programme of National Cultural Policy Reviews
Programme for the evaluation of national cultural policies with reports on cultural policy guidelines, concepts, structures, and budgets of the participating countries.
Cultural policy review programme
Culture Watch Europe
Interactive online platform and database for an overall presentation of the cultural policy situation in the areas of art/culture (Compendium), media and audiovisual production (Audiovisual Observatory) and cultural heritage (HEREIN).
CultureWatchEurope: Cultural governance observatory
Art Exhibitions of the Council of Europe – Free to Create - Create to be Free
2021 the digital exhibition „Free to Create – Create to be Free“ was launched. It provides a fresh view promoting the importance of freedom of artistic expression and the role of art, culture and heritage in times when democracy is under pressure from regional and global challenges.
Art exhibitions of the Council of Europe
Free to Create – Create to be Free
European Cultural Routes - "Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe"
Title granted to historically significant transit routes in Europe by the European Institute of Cultural Routes in Luxembourg. The institute is based on an enlarged partial agreement signed by 37 member states of the Council of Europe. Austria is a founding member.
In 2023 there are 48 certified cultural routes in Europe; 14 of them lead through Austria: European Mozart Ways, European Route of Jewish Heritage, Transromanica, European Cemeteries Route, European Route of Historic Thermal Towns, European Route of Ceramics, Réseau Art Nouveau Network, Via Habsburg, Iron Curtain Trail, Routes of Reformation, European Route of Industrial Heritage, Via Romea Germanica, Iron Age Danube Route and Historic Cafés Route.
HEREIN - European Cultural Heritage Information Network
Information on individual national cultural heritage strategies and a thesaurus in the field of cultural property protection.
Austria has been part of this network since 2009 and provides information on monument protection, sponsorship, and administrative structures.
HEREIN - European Cultural Heritage Information Network
European Heritage Days
The initiative aims at raising public awareness for less known cultural heritage sites. Austria has been involved in this activity since 1998.
Eurimages
The European Cinema Support Fund supports the co-production of feature, documentary and animated films of at least two member states. The Federal Chancellery serves as the political representative on the Eurimages administrative board, the Austrian Film Institute is in charge of operational tasks.
EURIMAGES – European Cinema Support Fund
For more information
- CDCPP, Compendium, Culture Watch Europe, Art exhibitions of the Council of Europe, European Cultural Routes: anna.steiner@bmkoes.gv.at
- Eurimages: antonia.rahofer@bmkoes.gv.at