Intercult participates in new project: Baltic Audience Links
Baltic Audience Links is a new network project with a specific aim to widen and strengthen the existing networks: River//Cities (EU) and Access Europa (SE), giving them a clear Baltic dimension. Project partners are Intercult ( Swedish lead partner), River//Cities platform foundation based in Poland and Laimikis.lt from Lithuania. As a result of networking we would like to create a couple of EU project applications. The project is co financed by the Baltic Sea Unit at Swedish Institute in Stockholm. [...]
What are the ten issues to watch in the EU in 2018?
What are the ten issues to watch in the EU in 2018? For the second year running, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has identified the key issues and policy areas that are likely to feature prominently on the political agenda of the EU over the coming year. The ten topics are available to read in brochure form or, individually, online. The topics are: 1. Terrorism 2. Disinformation and cybersecurity 3. Brexit 4. Rising inequalities 5. Migration 6. Youth empowerment 7. European elections 8. Future of the euro area 9. North [...]
EDI & Intercult at Folk & Kultur
On 7-10 February EDI participated in the culture covention Folk & Kultur. The days were packed with a seminar and workshop program. During the days you also found us on the exhibition square together with SMart Production House. On February 7, we encountered the Europa office at Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. We were looking forward to telling us more about our work for culture and its value in Sweden and in the EU. On February 9, we [...]
SMart nominated for the European Social Innovation award!
Nyheter från SMart i Europa: SMart nominated for the European Social Innovation award! It is with delight that we can share that SMart has been selected for the‘ICT-Enabled Social Innovation’ (IESI) Award, granted by the Joint Research Center from the European Commission. The IESI project spanned over 3 years and led to the collection of over 600 initiatives of ICT-enabled social innovation; among them, 300 initiatives met the eligibility criterion (i.e. evidence of results) and were included in the IESI [...]
CAE Communiqué on the Commission’s Communication on “Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture”
In advance of the European Council Meeting of 14 December, Culture Action Europereleased a communiqué on the Commission’s Communication on “Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture”. We call on the European institutions to: – Strengthen synergies between education and culture; – Ensure that a proper financial support for culture, the arts and heritage is allocated through the next multiannual financial framework; – Maintain a balance among funding mechanisms and adopt an equal and tailored approach to all cultural [...]
CORNERS press conference in Taranto November 18 2017
Press conference at Palazzo Pantaleo in Taranto about CORNERS A good summary of what has happened around the corners of Europe the past 4-7 years…
Simon Neumann, CEO for Timisoara 2021, is new member of Culture Action Europe
A follow- up of the last member meeting of Culture Action Europe network. CAE wellcomes Simona Neumann as a new member of the Culture Action Europe Executive Committee. She was elected at the CAE Annual General Meeting on 15 November in Rome. ExComm mandates last for three years, renewable for a second term. Simona Neumann is CEO for Timisoara 2021 – European Capital of Culture (Romania) since January 2013.
The European Commissions vision for European Education Area by 2025.
Breaking news: Strasbourg, 14 November 2017 With the debate on the future of Europe in full swing, the European Commission is today setting out its vision for how we can create a European Education Area by 2025. Publication on ”Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture” is to be presented at the EU Summit starting today in Gothenburg. Most of the points concern education but culture is also clearly mentioned here: a European area of education should include preserving cultural [...]
Iwona Preis representerar Intercult i Rom
Iwona Preis represents Intercult at the annual member forum and the ”Beyond the Obvious” conference organized in Rome, Italy by Culture Action Europe. Intercult being an organisational member has until now been represented by Chris Torch acting in the Executive Committee. New person elected today to the Executive Committee is Simona Newman, Executive Director of Timisoara 2021. The gathering in Rome is about ”Belonging & Becoming: Culture, Heritage and our Future”. Read more about the member forum