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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/council of europe/regions/culture

European cities and regions not using local heritage enough

Brussels, 08/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Congress of Local and Regional Powers of the Council of Europe, the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions and the City of Norwich are organising on 9-10 September in Norwich, a conference on "Heritage for the Future" in an effort to assess the economic effects of better evaluation of European cultural heritage. Halvdan Skard, president of the Chamber of Local Powers of the Congress of the Council of Europe said that, "Europe is...

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