Council conclusions on participatory governance of cultural heritage

The Council conclusions of 26 November 2012 on Cultural Governance that underlined the importance to make cultural governance more open, participatory, effective and coherent and invited Member States to promote a participatory approach to cultural policy­making

The Council conclusions of 21 May 2014 on cultural heritage as a strategic resource for a sustainable Europe that recognised that cultural heritage has a cross­sectorial policy relevance and plays a specific role in achieving the Europe 2020 strategy goals for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and called on Member States to promote long­term heritage policy models that are evidence­based and society­ and citizen­driven.

The Council welcomes the Communication from the Commission ‘Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe’ that recognised that cultural heritage is a shared resource and a common good and that therefore looking after heritage is a common responsibility.