This mapping exercise aims to contribute to the development of a strategic approach to the preservation and valorisation of European heritage. Its first edition (July 2014) was prepared in response to the “Conclusions on cultural heritage as a strategic resource for a sustainable Europe” (2014/C 183/08) adopted by the Council of the European Union on 20th May 2014, and complements the European Commission Communication “Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe”, published on 22nd July 2014 (COM/2014/0477 final).
The document provides a wide (but not exhaustive) range of useful information about recent policy initiatives and support actions undertaken by the European Union in the field of cultural heritage, also in view of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, established with the Decision (EU) 2017/864 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 17 May 2017.
See here for the report.