In 2002, the European Cultural Foundation established a Reflection Group of external experts whose mandate was to consider the cultural dimension of European integration, with particular reference to enlargement, and develop recommendations in the area of cultural policy. This publication is the final report of the Reflection Group, giving each members´individual perspective on the cultural challenges facing Europe today. Contributions by members include: - Future History - Nostalgia and Hope - No Europe Without a European Coffee House - Weighing Culture by the Tonne - Europe as a Supranational Reality - The Example of the Hijâb - Culture ’s Crisis of Attention Other topics covered include: - Culture in the institutional framework of the EU - The cultural consequences of economic globalisation - Cultural policies as an emanation of European values - Advocacy of cultural diversity - Cultural heritage and contentious memories - Cultural perspectives of EU enlargement - The Mediterranean as a cultural realm - The cultural dimension of the EU foreign and security policy - Europe as a public space To download Europe as a Cultural Project as a PDF, CLICK HERE.

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