Cultural Routes: News 2019
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe highlighted in the UNWTO/UNESCO 4th World Conference Declaration on Tourism and Culture
On 12-13 December, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 4th Conference on Culture and Tourism: Investing in future generations took place in Kyoto, Japan. The World Conference is a major event jointly organized...
Website with new content and media now online
The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme has renewed its Website. Detailed information on Statutory activities with complete documentation are now online, together with many useful Resources such as reference texts, Programme’s publications, studies and documents as well as...
Georgia makes a voluntary contribution to the EPA on Cultural Routes
In the framework of the Georgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (November 2019 – May 2020), the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme features amongst the priorities. In order to further support the statutory activities of the Enlarged Partial...
Georgia: 1st Training Seminar on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe for EPA member States
On 5-6 December, the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR), the Technical Agency of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme, delivered a Training seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was the first Training seminar organized and delivered upon request from a member State of the...
6 new members join the European Route of Megalithic Culture: Certification Ceremony, “Leave no stone unturned!” International Conference
On 3-5 December, the International Conference “Leave no stone unturned! Megaliths in conference” was held in Sankelmark, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). The Conference represented the annual highlight of the European Route of Megalithic Culture, certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. It...
Applications now open! Secondment opportunity for member States officials with the EPA on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Luxembourg in 2020
A “Call for candidates” has just been released on the official website of the Council of Europe for Secondment opportunity as Programme Manager/Policy Advisor with the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) at its Headquarters in Luxembourg City (Luxembourg)...
Georgia: Council of Europe Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers - Cultural Routes among the priorities
On 27 November, Georgia assumed the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for a 6-month period (November 2019 – May 2020). David ZALKALIANI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and new Chair of the Committee of Ministers, presented the priorities of the Georgian...
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC): Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe presented at the Joint Meeting of the Working Groups on Culture and on Cooperation in Tourism
On 26 November, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme was presented at Joint Meeting of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Working Groups on Culture and on Cooperation in Tourism at the BSEC Headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. Mr. Stefano DOMINIONI,...
France: Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme presented at the Cycle of High Studies on Culture (CHEC) of the French Ministry of Culture
On 22 November, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme was presented at the Cycle of High Studies on Culture of the French Ministry of Culture (Cycle des Hautes Études de la Culture - CHEC) in the premises of the Council of Europe (Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg). Mr Stefano...
Declaration of the 9th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes: Cultural Routes FOR Cultural Tourism
Following the Annual Advisory Forum which took place in Sibiu, Romania, on 2-4 October 2019, the “Declaration of the 9th Annual Advisory Forum Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” recognises the vital role of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in the expansion of cultural tourism. ...
Lithuania: Conference and Workshops on "The Concept of Development of Cultural Routes in Lithuania"
On 7-8 October, the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania together with Norwegian Authorities organised a conference followed by a workshop dedicated to exchanging experiences on exploring the social-economic potential of Cultural Routes within the context of cultural tourism. The events were held in...
Certification Ceremony along the “Le Corbusier Destinations: Architectural Promenades”
On 4 November, the Certification Ceremony of “Le Corbusier Destinations: Architectural Promenades” took place at the Cité de Refuge in Paris (France). Mr. Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) and Director of the...
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe: Cultural Routes programme presented at the 37th Session
On 30 October, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme was presented at the 37th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe by Mr. Levan Kharatishvili (Georgia), Vice-Chair of the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural...
The Council of Europe nominated new Honorary Ambassador of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes
On 24 October, the Council of the Galician Government (Xunta de Galicia) appointed the Council of Europe as the new Honorary Ambassador of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes for its contribution to the knowledge of Saint James Way as well as the promotion and dissemination of Jacobean...
The Compostela Group of Universities joins the University Network on Cultural Routes Studies
On 25 October, the Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) joined the Network of Universities on Cultural Routes Studies through a General Framework Agreement of Collaboration with the European Institute of Cultural Routes. On the occasion CGU was represented by Prof. Mrs. Carla MARTINS from the...
Council of Europe: meeting of the Committee of the Member States of the EPA on Cultural Routes (programme and budget 2020-2021)
On 21 October, the Committee of the members States of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA) composed of the 33 Permanent Representatives of the member States to the Council of Europe met in the premises of the Council of Europe (Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg) to discuss the...
European Route of Industrial Heritage: 15th Annual Conference and Certification Ceremony
On 16-18 October, the 15th European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) Annual Conference “Industrial Heritage Tourism – It’s All in the Mix” took place at the German Technical Museum in Berlin, Germany. On Thursday 17, Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on...
Germany: the City of Leipzig joins the VIA REGIA (3rd International Symposium)
On 16-18 October, the 3rd VIA REGIA International Symposium (3. internationale Symposium VIA REGIA - Kulturroute des Europarates) took place at the Tapetenwerk in Leipzig, Germany. On the occasion of the International Symposium, the City of Leipzig officially joined the VIA REGIA Cultural Route...
Cultural Routes network members: strong growth in the first half of 2019
Each year, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme sees a growing number of network members. Particularly, the first half of 2019 saw a remarkable development in that figure, with 170 new members engaging in Route networks and thus in the Programme. Such a growth involved almost...
Austria: meeting with Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs Elisabeth UDOLF-STROBL, President of the “Via Habsburg”
On 15 October, Mr. Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary of the EPA on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and Director of European Institute of Cultural Routes was invited to meet with Mrs. Elisabeth UDOLF-STROBL, Federal Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs of Austria and President of...
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