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2009 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards |
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Entries for the 2009 edition of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards can be submitted until 1 October 2008. > more... |
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SALON INTERNATIONAL DU PATRIMOINE CULTUREL Carrousel du Louvre, Paris Just like previous years, Europa Nostra will be present at the 2008 Salon international du Patrimoine. Europa Nostra will set up an information stand and organise a round table discussion. > more... |
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Celebrating Europe's excellence and creativityOn 12 June 2008, the European Commission (DG EAC) and Europa Nostra awarded 6 Prizes, 18 Medals and 3 Europa Nostra Medals to the laureates of the 2008 edition of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony in the magnificent setting of Durham Cathedral in the United Kingdom. The awards were presented by S.A.R. la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, President of Europa Nostra, and Mr Vladimir Sucha, Director for Culture, Multilingualism and Communication at the European Commission's DG for Education and Culture. Dame Lize Forgan, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Find, addressed the audience with a speech 'One Hundred Thousand Brushstrokes'. > 2008 Laureates |
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Europa Nostra Annual CongressEuropa Nostra's 2008 Annual Congress took place in NewcastleGateshead in the United Kingdom from 11 to 15 June 2008. A “Celebration of the contribution of heritage to intercultural dialogue” and the Europa Nostra Forum “Securing the Future of Europe ’s Engineering Heritage” were part of the Congress. The European Heritage Awards Ceremony took place in nearby Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage Site, on Thursday 12 June. > Photos > NewcastleGateshead Congress website 16 June 2008 |
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EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra AwardsThe European Commission and Europa Nostra today announced the laureates of the 2008 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards. > 2008 Laureates | Press Release | Communiqué de presse
8 May 2008 |
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Agreement reached by Greek and Turkish Cypriots to join forces to save their Historic Town of FamagustaEfforts to save Famagusta, once known as the richest city in the world, have brought together the Turkish and Greek Cypriot Representatives of this legendary town to work together on this unique and timely rescue initiative.Press Release | Communiqué de presse
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Europa Nostra Appeals to EXPO 2015
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Europa Nostra Scientific BulletinFortified Churches and Monasteries More information and How to order
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Say NO to a tramline through the heart of Florence!Europa Nostra has come together with its founding member organisation Italia Nostra to express theirfirm opposition to the construction of a tram line through the very heart of the historic centre of Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. They call on the Florence and Italian authorities, as well as those of the EU institutions, the Council of Europe and UNESCO, to save the historic centre of Florence from this intrusive tram line.
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Europa Nostra participating in europalia.europaEuropa Nostra is participating in europalia.europe with a photo exhibit of a selection of past Laureates from across Europe of its now 30 year old Awards Scheme. The Opening of the Europa Nostra Awards Exhibition took place in Tour & Taxis on Thursday 20 December.
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Moscow Modern Movement Architecture under ThreatOn 29 November 2007, Europa Nostra wrote to Mr Alexander Sokolov, Minister of Culture, and to Mr Yuri Luzhkov, Mayor of Moscow, to urge them to halt the rapid pace of destruction of the architecture of the Modern Movement. It thereby supports the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the Moscow Architectural Preservation Society (MAPS) in their campaigns waged for the preservation of this valuable heritage. 7 December 2007 |
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Appeal to safeguard St. PetersburgOn 28 November 2007, Europa Nostra launched an urgent appeal to President Vladimir Putin, calling on him to intervene for the safeguarding of the historic core of St. Petersburg. If no urgent action is undertaken, this outstanding historic urban landscape will be forever devastated by the construction of a 396 metre high skyscraper for the new headquarters of Gazprom, Russia ’s energy monopoly.
7 December 2007 |
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Europa Nostra selected by the Europa Commission to run the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage Europa Nostra, out of 14 candidates, has been selected by the European Commission - Education and Culture to continue running the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage. In the past five years, the Europa Nostra Awards were already organised in cooperation with the EU Prize under the European Commission Culture 2000 Programme. To these five years another seven may now be added under the Commission's new Culture Programme. > more... 28 November 2007 |
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SALON DU PATRIMOINE "Heritage and Environment " This year the fair brought to light the relationship between profound environmental trends and the conservation of cultural heritage.
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EXPONATEC On Wednesday 31 October, Europa Nostra Germany organised a Colloquium on "Inspecting Monuments in Germany: Is Sustainable Building Maintenance a Model of the Future?".
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2007 European Heritage Days The 16th edition of the European Heritage Days The events marking the 2007 European Heritage Days took place in Belgrade on Friday 21 September. During a Ceremony full of music at the Terazije Theatre, speeches by Serbian, Council of Europe, European Commission and Europa Nostra dignitaries stressed the importance and success of the European Heritage Days. > more... 1 October 2007 |
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Europa Nostra in Belgrade, Serbia EUROPA NOSTRA members formed a strong presence in Belgrade, Serbia, during the latter half of September, holding a full programme of meetings and visits planned to coincide with the events marking the 16th edition of the European Heritage Days (21-23 September 2007). > more...
1 October 2007 |
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New President starts her Presidency HRH the Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón enthusiastically started her Presidency of EUROPA NOSTRA, opening the meeting with young and committed local heritage NGOs on Wednesday 19 September 2007, organised as part of Europa Nostra's presence in Belgrade. > Speech by HRH the Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón > Interview with HRH the Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón in Novosti
1 October 2007 |
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2007 European Heritage Days 21-23 September 2007 The events marking the 2007 European Heritage Days will take place on Friday 21 September in Belgrade during a ceremony at Kalemegdan - Belgrade Fortress. A number of cultural events in heritage settings will mark the occasion. > more... 1 September 2007 |
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It is with great sorrow that Europa Nostra has learned of the demise of its Honorary President Otto von der Gablentz who from 2002 to 2006 was the inspiring leader of the pan-European movement for the safeguard of Cultural Heritage. His European conviction, wisdom and sense of diplomacy, combined with his modesty and charm, remain a powerful example to all Europa Nostra's members and supporters. Our thoughts are with his wife and family. The Hague, 13 July 2007 |
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Stockholm Declaration AdoptedOn 7 June 2007, participants of the Europa Nostra Forum “Add Modernism! Modernist Architecture and Sites as Europe’s Cultural Heritage” adopted a declaration calling on “all European Institutions and Governments to apply the same rules, standards and funding structures to the protection and enhancement of architecture of the Modern Movement as are applied to all other architectural heritage”. Press Release | Communiqué de presse 25 June 2007 |
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EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra AwardsOn 8 June 2007, the European Commission (DG EAC) and Europa Nostra awarded the 5 Top Prizes, 16 Medals and 13 Diplomas of the annual European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards. |
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New President for Europa NostraThe Europa Nostra General Assembly, at its 2007 meeting on 6 June 2007 in Stockholm, elected HRH The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón (Spain) as Europa Nostra's new President. HRH The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón will succeed HRH The Prince Consort of Denmark, who has been President of Europa Nostra for the past 17 years. Press Release | Communiqué de presse
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EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra AwardsThe European Commission (DG EAC) and Europa Nostra today announced the laureates of the annual European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards. To recognise best practices in heritage conservation on a European level, 5 Top Prizes, 16 Medals and 13 Diplomas will be awarded
at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony on 8 June 2007 in Stockholm. Press Release | Communiqué de presse | Pressemitteilung 26 April 2007 |
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Europa Nostra Kosovo ForumEuropa Nostra presents the Proceedings of the Forum "Cultural Heritage in Kosovo: From Appple of Discord to Ferment of Reconciliation", which took place on 14 November 2006 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Download the Proceedings
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Entretiens du PatrimoineEuropa Nostra took part in the 15th edition of the Entretiens du Patrimoine (Discussions on Heritage) in Paris, 19 - 21 March 2007. Europa Nostra's Secretary General, Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, spoke on the theme of 'The embryo of a European Heritage Community?'.
Download the speech in PDF (in French) 27 March 2007 |
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Europa Nostra Scientific BulletinFortified Churches and Monasteries More information and How to order
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Appeal to Save Allianoi (Turkey)
Europa Nostra, together with the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) and the International Council On Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), appeals to the Turkish government to save the Roman Bath complex of Allianoi for present and future generations.
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Europa Nostra at TEFAF 2007From 8 to 18 March 2007, Europa Nostra promoted its mission and its activities at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht. On this occasion, Europa Nostra received the kind donation of 50,000 Euros from the Board of TEFAF, in honour of Mr Otto von der Gablentz, Honorary President of Europa Nostra, who also served as a much appreciated Board member of TEFAF.
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EUROPA NOSTRA Forum
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Position Paper on Cultural TourismThe Europa Nostra Council has adopted the Position Paper “The Encouragement of Cultural Tourism and the Mitigation of its Effects”Download the Position Paper in PDF or Word |
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EUROPA NOSTRA NEWSLETTERRead the Winter 2006/2007 newsletter Download the Winter 2006/2007 newsletter (PDF) |
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Call for ideas for Promoting Intercultural Dialogue in EuropeThe European Commission launched a "Call for ideas" for promoting intercultural dialogue in EuropeRead Europa Nostra's response 1 December 2006 |
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Communication on CultureOnline consultation on the European Commission's Communication on CultureRead Europa Nostra's response
1 December 2006 |
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Europa Nostra Forum"Cultural Heritage in Kosovo: From Appple of Discord to Ferment of Reconciliation" UNESCO, Paris, 14 November 2006 20 November 2006 |
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Integrity of Vauban fortifications at Belfort under threatIn an article published in Le Figaro on 8 November 2006, Europa Nostra Vice President Denis de Kergorlay calls for the protection of the integrity of the Vauban fortifications at Belfort (France)
8 November 2006 |
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SALON DU PATRIMOINE "Europe and Heritage" From 8 to 12 November, EUROPA NOSTRA was present at the Salon du Patrimoine with a stand and a round table discussion: "Towards a European Agenda on Cultural Heritage". more... |
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EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS EUROPA NOSTRA, liaison office of the EHDs, participates in the Ceremony and Colloquy marking the 15th edition of the EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS |
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The new armed conflict in the Middle East APPEAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN ISRAEL AND LEBANON "In addition to the human tragedy, a cultural disaster" press release
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18 July 2006 |
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EUROPE CELEBRATES EXEMPLARY CULTURAL HERITAGE ACHIEVEMENTS European Cultural Heritage Awards Ceremony
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EUROPE NEEDS TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION
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European Cultural Heritage Review on "INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE" Europa Nostra's Contribution to Click here for contents Click here to order a copy |
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EUROPA NOSTRA SEES CULTURAL HERITAGE AT THE HEART OF KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS Click here for the press release Click here for the full text of the appeal Click here for article in Europa Nostra "Cultural Heritage Review |
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Europa Nostra appeals to EU heads of State or Government for reduced VAT rate for renovation of historic buildingsClick here for press release Click here for Swedish press release |
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Europa Nostra urges Turkish Prime Minister to save unique archaeological site of AllianoiClick here for press release How can you help? Click here |
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"Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe" Europa Nostra Position Paper to the Adopted by the Europa Nostra Council |
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