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European Cultural Heritage Days allow millions of people across the continent to celebrate their cultural heritage every September. This year Ukrainians will not able to enjoy the celebrations, as Russia's aggression has killed or displaced innocent people and declared war on their culture. Since this cultural cleansing began in Crimea in 2014, the Russian army has damaged or destroyed hundreds of cultural, artistic, scientific, educational and religious institutions, sites and works. Artists, and ...

En su discurso sobre el estado de la Unión ante el Parlamento el 15 de septiembre de 2021, la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, propuso la idea de que 2022 fuera el Año Europeo de la Juventud al objeto de poner de relieve y, al mismo tiempo, mitigar las repercusiones de la pandemia sobre la educación, el empleo, la inclusión social y la salud mental de los jóvenes. La Comisión adoptó en un mes una propuesta formal de Decisión. Está previsto que, durante el período parcial de ...

Between 1985 and 2019, 60 cities have held the title of European Capital of Culture – most recently Matera in Italy and Plovdiv in Bulgaria in 2019. Initiated in 1983, by Greece's then Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri, the concept took shape two years later as an inter-governmental initiative under the name of the 'European City of Culture'. The success of the event was such that in 1999, the Council of the EU transformed it into a Community action, and created a more transparent rotational system ...

The concept of cultural diversity lies at the heart of the European project. Recent years have seen renewed interest in the sector's potential for promoting social cohesion, unity and tolerance, on the one hand, with continued recognition of its valuable economic role, on the other. There is a strong commitment at the EU level to ensure that culture is mainstreamed in all policy areas, with a special focus on the protection of cultural heritage and cultural diversity, which are key elements in cultural ...

The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.

A Commission proposal paving the way to the designation of 2018 as the European Year of Cultural Heritage was adopted by the European Parliament in plenary in April, and subsequently by the Council. 2018 will thus be dedicated to European cultural heritage and its role in the continent's shared history and values, following a recommendation made by Parliament.

Como parte de su labor de promoción de la movilidad y el entendimiento intercultural, la Unión Europea considera prioritario el aprendizaje de lenguas y financia numerosos programas y proyectos en este ámbito. Para la Unión, el multilingüismo es un elemento importante de la competitividad europea, por lo que uno de los objetivos de la política lingüística de la Unión es que todo ciudadano europeo domine, además de su lengua materna, otros dos idiomas.

En junio de 2016, la Comisión Europea aprobó una propuesta para permitir que un mayor número de países europeos participara en las Capitales Europeas de la Cultura. Se alcanzó un acuerdo en el marco de un diálogo interinstitucional tripartito; el texto acordado se someterá a votación en el Parlamento durante el periodo parcial de sesiones de junio.

A Commission proposal paving the way to the designation of 2018 as the European Year of Cultural Heritage is due to be voted in plenary in April. 2018 will be dedicated to European cultural heritage and its role in the continent's shared history and values, following a recommendation from Parliament.

Nearly half of all people living in extreme poverty are aged 18 or under. Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, violence and abuse. In 2014 the European Parliament called on the High Representative of the Union to report back to Parliament every year on the results of the EU's child-focused external action. The Parliament had also previously underlined the urgent need for the Union to pay special attention to the most vulnerable and socially excluded girls and ...