Saturday, 13 March 2021

EUROPEAN HERITAGE LABEL

 

                                       



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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