On Tuesday 30 November, the European Ministers of Culture adopted conclusions on the place of culture, architecture and the built environment in the New European Bauhaus (NEB) project, which was launched by the European Commission in September (see EUROPE 12791/19).
These conclusions invite the EU27 to nominate a body as a “contact point for the NEB initiative” at national level.
Member States are also called upon to “empower actors who promote the cultural and qualitative aspects of the built and living environment”.
Local, national and European politicians are also encouraged to facilitate synergies between the different policy areas involved in the project.
More broadly, in the field of culture, EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel told the press that she had informed ministers on Tuesday that two new working groups had been launched within the Commission.
“One is looking at how to make the sector more resilient to climate change, but also how heritage can mitigate and combat climate change, in line with the Green Deal”, the Commissioner said.
The second group is responsible for examining the cultural policies of the EU27 and the possibilities of integrating them into national sustainable development strategies.
See the conclusions on the NEB: https://bit.ly/3pnkiW6 (Original version in French by Agathe Cherki)