Welcome to ‘more europe’
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Modern diplomacy requires the development of new thinking and skills to face global challenges and changing societies. A new European approach towards external relations, based on the promotion of fundamental values, two-way dialogue, and the recognition of the role of civil society is urgently needed.
MORE EUROPE – external cultural relations is a cultural civil initiative, composed of a public-private partnership of foundations, civil society networks and national cultural institutes, whose objective is to convince politicians and policy-makers to place cultural relations – one of the strongest assets that Europe has – in the heart of the EU’s external affairs.
What we do
Debates
More Europe is a new approach towards external relations, based on the promotion of fundamental values, two-way dialogue, and the recognition of the role of civil society. An important element in the initiative is our series of debates: visit ‘Events‘ to find out more.
Research
Another important element in the More Europe initiative is the research component. Take a look at our growing body of case studies and reports that make the case for more external cultural relations and also browse a research library with links to content relevant to More Europe.
Experts
More Europe’s research has been compiled by an international group of experts in the fields of culture and cultural relations. Visit ‘Speaker Profiles‘ to find out more about the people lending their expertise to the More Europe initiative
Join us!
There are many ways of joining up with the More Europe initiative, through attending debates in your capital city, investigating the research, joining us on Facebook and Twitter, or by becoming an official partner. Contact us for more information on getting involved.
News
Programme to Support Youth and Culture in the Southern Neighbourhood
The Call for Proposals on the Programme to Support Youth and Culture in the Southern Neighbourhood was published on April 10, 2019. The programme (total amount EUR 12,250,000 EUR) will contribute building resilience and promoting inclusive development and stability in...
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Call for Independent Cultural Policy Expert
More Europe is launching a call for Experts for its 2019 study into Global cultural relations and cooperation. More Europe is looking for an Independent experienced Expert to conduct an in-depth review of cultural organisations and operators outside Europe. The Expert...
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Cultural actors from ‘Eastern Partnership’ countries call for more exchanges on future EU policies
On May 31, at the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), cultural actors from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – 6 countries forming the so-called “Eastern Partnership” – met with Brussels-bound experts and politicians to raise their concerns and...
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EU Council Conclusions on EU Strategic Approach to International Cultural Relations
On 23 May 2017, the Council of the EU adopted Conclusions on an EU strategic approach to international cultural relations. The Council of the EU published a press release underlining that "such an approach should be bottom-up and should respect the independence of the...
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