Routes4U Project
Luxembourg, 16 July 2018
Ref ► Routes4U Project – First Meeting in the Baltic Sea Region, 6-7 September 2018,
Oslo, Norway
Dear Ms Reet Palis,
It is my pleasure to announce the first meeting of the Routes4U Project for the Baltic Sea Region, which
will take place on 6 and 7 September 2018, in Oslo (Norway) and is hosted by the Arts Council Norway.
Routes4U Project is a joint programme between the European Commission (Directorate General for
Regional and Urban Policy – DG REGIO) and the Council of Europe (Enlarged Partial Agreement on
Cultural Routes – EPA). The Project aims at strengthening regional development through the Cultural
Routes of the Council of Europe in the four EU Macro-regions. The 33 Cultural Routes of the Council of
Europe are itineraries crossing different countries and regions, to promote the diversity of European
heritage.
The workshop contributes to identifying the regional needs of the Baltic Sea Region with regard to the
Cultural Routes Programme, determining areas of cooperation in the framework of the Routes4U Project
and formulating recommendations on regional development, cultural cooperation and heritage
protection and promotion, in the Baltic Sea Region. Attention will be devoted to the challenges of
fostering social participation and cohesion through cultural heritage, in line with the Council of Europe
Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, Faro Convention. One section of
the meeting will focus on discussing how to strengthen the existing 15 certified Cultural Routes crossing
the Baltic Sea Region and how to develop new ones.
Keynote experts in above-mentioned fields of expertise will moderate the various workshop sessions.
The working language of the workshops will be English.
Please, register on the Routes4U dedicated webpage by 23rd July. Updates, useful information and
preparatory documents will be published on the same page.
Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Laura LIGAZZOLO,
Routes4U Project Assistant (
[email protected] ).
Yours Sincerely,
Stefano DOMINIONI
Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes
Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes
Senior specialist, International Relations Department
Reet Palis
Estonian Ministry of Culture
[email protected]
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