Within the framework of the Dutch EU Presidency and the Informal Councils of Culture and Education Ministers, the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is preparing a conference entitled Sharing Cultures on a new cultural policy for Europe. The conference will be held in Rotterdam, 12-14 July 2004. It is a major event in the ECF's 2004 calendar, largely shaped by the fact that 2004 is the year of the EU's enlargement, which is appropriately reflected in its priority topics: - Mobility beyond frontiers: Individuals and cultural/intellectual capital - Civil Society in Europe: Cooperation of stakeholders in cultural policy making - Enlargement of Minds: The wider European cultural space - Diversity in a global context: The need for a cultural component of a European foreign policy - A new practical tool: A Laboratory of European Cultural Cooperation At the event itself, artists, intellectuals and cultural operators - as well as politicians and media professionals - from both EU and acceding countries will be able to air their views and question one another on the cultural prerequisites and consequences of EU enlargement. Artistic performances will underline Europe's growing cultural diversity. For more information, including tickets and registration, contact: European Cultural Foundation Jan van Goyenkade 1075 HN Amsterdam Netherlands tel.: +31 / 20 676 02 22 fax: +31 / 20 675 22 31 e-mail: eurocult@eurocult.org Web: www.eurocult.org