The European Heritage Label is a recognition awarded by the
European Union to buildings, documents, museums, archives, monuments or events
which seem like landmarks in the creation of today’s Europe.
The European Heritage Label report 2020 has been recently published.
A panel of independent experts has submitted its report on
the state of the 38 sites awarded the European Heritage Label.
All 38 sites continue to meet the criteria for the award.
The panel has concluded that all 38 sites
monitored in 2020 continue to meet the criteria for the award of the European
Heritage Label. This is thanks to their activities to strengthen European
citizens’ sense of belonging to the Union and to build intercultural dialogue.
The European Heritage Lable sites focus on the promotion of symbolic European values and the significant role these sites have played in the history and culture of Europe. They also offer valuable educational activities, especially to young people.
European Heritage Label sited are observed every 4 years in
order to ensure that they continue to meet the criteria for the award of the European Heritage Label as a set out in
the decision establishing the action.
Independent experts select European Label sites based on
their symbolic European values, and their significant role in history and
culture of Europe and/or the building of
the European Union.
Since 2013, these sites have been selected for their value
and role they have played in European history and the activities they
offer. These sites bring the European
Union and its citizens closer together.
The European Heritage Label has some differences compared to
UNESCO World Heritage List. European
Heritage sites bring to life the European story and the history behind it.
These sites are in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
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