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Add to Preferred SourcesThe European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s bank and the world’s largest multilateral borrower and lender, signed the Berlin Call to Action “Cultural Heritage for the Future of Europe” at a special ceremony held at the Boghossian Foundation – Villa Empain in Brussels, Belgium.
The Berlin Call to Action was opened to signatures from citizens and organisations committed to the cause of cultural heritage on the occasion of the European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin on 22 June 2018. Presented by three European organisations active in the field of cultural heritage, namely Europa Nostra, the German Cultural Heritage Committee (DNK) and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), it seeks to engage the largest possible range of organisations, institutions, governments, civil society actors and individuals in recognising and tapping into the positive and cohesive power of our shared cultural heritage for the Future of Europe.
Since its launch in Berlin, this campaigning document has been signed by almost 2,200 people and organisations from all over Europe. At the closing conference of the European Year of Cultural Heritage in Vienna on 7 December 2018, Europa Nostra and the German Cultural Heritage Committee presented the symbolic number of 2,018 signatures to the European Commission. On the same day, the European Commission published a European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage which prominently refers to the Berlin Call to Action.
Emma Navarro, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, stated: “The signing of the Berlin Call to Action reflects EIB’s fundamental strategic priority – promoting economic and social cohesion in the EU. As the EU Bank, the EIB has invested in cultural heritage over many years through the refurbishment or development of cultural heritage buildings and cities, most recently in Warsaw or Nancy. Adding the Bank’s name to the long list of influential signatories is yet another evidence of our commitment to safeguarding Europe’s cultural heritage.”
Original source: EIB
Published on 18 January 2019