Archive / Culture in EU External Relations (2013-2014)
From 2013-2014, the European institutions commissioned a consortium of cultural institutes and cultural organisations to carry out a preparatory action on 'Culture in EU external relations'. This section presents the results of the preparatory action, including the final report, 23 country reports, conference synthesises, and videos.
Conference
2014
Conference report
Read the key findings, recommendations and a summary from the discussions at the conference… Press releases - "Culture in the EU’s External Relations" Final conference
"How can the European Union and its Member States maximize the impact of culture in foreign policy?…" Sir Martin Davidson: "Cultural relations is a long game"
" We understand each other through culture – whether that is language, or the arts, or simply our way of doing things… Dr. Helly: "Culture is the golden thread of trust in international relations"