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Heritage, a vector for developm ent

Presentation of the EU-funded program m es supporting Heritage in the South Mediterranean region

Chrystelle Lucas, DG Europeaid, European Com m ission Novem ber 2 0 1 2

European Neighbourhood Policy - Overview

Current ENPI : 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 3 17 neighbouring countries covered under current ENPI: East: Armenia, Azerbajan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia (not in the ENP) South: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia

Total budget: around € 1 3 .2 4 billion

Mapping of cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Econom ic developm ent

Local development Gender Peace/ reconcilliation Human rights Minorities Education Environment

Hum an developm ent Social developm ent

Regional program m es in the cultural sector

• Euromed Heritage
• Based on the objectives defined in the “Strategy for the Development of Euro-

Mediterranean Heritage: priorities from Mediterranean Countries (2007-2013)”, it focuses on the appropriation by the local populations of their cultural heritage and favours access to education and know ledge of cultural heritage

• Since 1 9 9 8 the Euromed Heritage regional programme has committed a total of

5 7 m illion euros to fund partnerships between conservation experts and heritage institutions from the countries of the Mediterranean region. Alm ost 4 0 0 partners from the Mem ber States of the European Union and partners countries have benefited from the Programme during its four phases

• Euromed audiovisual
• support for the development of cinematographic and audiovisual capacity in the

Partner Countries. It promotes complementarity and integration of the region’s film and audiovisual industries, while seeking to harmonise public sector policy and legislation

• actions on audiovisual archives and media litteracy

Other regional program m es tackling cultural Heritage ( 1 / 2 )

• Transport
• I ntegrated Maritim e Policy in the Mediterranean

( I MP-MED) : Workshop on underwater cultural heritage, Beirouth, November 2011

• Police
• sharing experience on illicit trafficking and smuggling

Other regional program m es tackling cultural Heritage ( 2 / 2 )

• Sustainable urban developm ent ( CI UDAD)
• War Free World Heritage Listed Cities
• ArcHeritage
• Civil society program m e
• cf seminar on “Freedom of expression, right to information, knowledge

and culture, and the role of media and culture in the democratic transition” on 30 November and 1 December in Barcelona, Spain

• Education: Erasm us Mundus
• CHOREOMUNDUS - International Master in Dance Knowledge, Practice

and Heritage

Cross border cooperation ( CBC Med)

• The general objective of this Programme is to contribute to promoting

the sustainable and harmonious cooperation process at the Mediterranean Basin level by dealing with the common challenges and enhancing its endogenous potential. Current on going projects in the Heritage sector:

• Cultural and Archaeological heritage in the Mediterranean Basin

(ArcheoMed)

• Promoting socio-economic sustainable development through innovative

technological actions for Mediterranean tourism-heritage and landscapes protection clusters (HELAND)

• Mediterranean Route for Tourism and Culture (MED-ROUTE)
• Supporting and connecting rural women’s traditional know how in the

Mediterranean through the promotion of fair trade products (RUWOMED)

• Histoires de retours et d’exodes (NOSTOI)
• Mediterranean network for the valorization and fruition of inscriptions

preserved in museums (MEDINA)

• New Performances for Mediterranean Tourism (NEWPER)

4 - Bilateral cooperation

• Algeria: Support programme for the protection and

enhancement of cultural heritage in Algeria (€21.5 million)

• This programme supports priority actions for heritage identification through the

creation of site inventories in twelve pilot Wilayas (administrative provinces). It will use tools for the protection and development of cultural heritage, notably by restoring three historical heritage sites. Through an inclusive approach, the project aims to develop employment opportunities for unskilled young people, especially through apprenticeships and on-site learning projects

• Twinning in Jordan: Strengthen the institutional tourism

system by enhancing the capacities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

On-going calls

• Global call for proposals
• €22.2 million for “Supporting culture as a vector of democracy

and economic growth” under Investing in People programme.

(EuropeAid/ 133529/ C/ ACT/ Multi)

• Lot 1: Encourage cultural expressions which promote diversity, intercultural

dialogue and human and cultural rights, in the context of reconciliation, conflict resolution and democratisation.

• Lot 2: Strengthen capacities of cultural actors for the development of a dynamic

cultural sector contributing to economic growth and sustainable development.

• The EU/ UNESCO Expert Facility Programme
• in order to strengthen the governance for culture in developing countries.

EU funded projects tackling cultural Heritage in a nutshell

Capacity building

Public sector (ministries, local authorities) Civil society

• rganisations

Education and knowledge

Children and Youth Raising awareness of populations

Pilot projects

Cultural Tourism Urban development

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For m ore inform ation

• Eurom ed Heritage w ebsite is the m ain source of

inform ation: http:/ / w w w .eurom edheritage.net/

• DG Developm ent and Cooperation - EuropeAid:

http: / / ec.europa.eu/ europeaid/ index_en.htm

• ENPI I nfo Centre: www.enpi-info.eu