The Rome declaration (2017) commits to build a Europe “where citizens have new opportunities for cultural and social development” and places culture squarely within the social domain of EU action, with the promotion of cultural diversity at its core. Nonetheless, the role of culture in building a positive future for Europe is absent from the European Commission’s White Paper.

http://cultureactioneurope.org/files/2017/07/CAE_FutureofEurope_ReflectionPaper.pdf