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  • The European House for Culture is
  • a House of Welcome a meeting and working place
    for networks and initiatives which relate to the
    cultural sector
  • a landing strip for those who need an occasional
    place to work in Brussels
  • a meeting place with the cultural sector
  • a physical embodiment of collaboration between
    structures believing that arts and culture have a
    fundamental role in society and a central role in
    the process of European integration
  • a place for debate and encounter
  • a part of an arts venue of historic and future
    significance the Flagey

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  • Members
  • Members are exclusively physical persons (not
    organizations) that act as ambassadors in their
    capacity of
  • 1/ Supporting the arts and culture
  • 2/ Believing in international networking
  • 3/ Advocating for the role of arts and culture in
    the integration process

Founding Members of the EHfC are Frans De Ruiter
(president) Hugo De Greef (delegate /
secretaire) Kathrin Deventer (delegate /
secretaire) Bernard Faivre dArcier Darko Brlek
Nele Hertling Rose Fenton Steve Austen
  • Partners
  • Are networks and cultural initiatives which
    commit themselves to the EHfC Mission and
  • have their office in the EHfC
  • sporadically use the EHfC as a host and landing
    strip
  • use the House as a postal address

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  • Activities
  • The EHfCs activities are proposed and created by
    its partners.

EMIRA
The EHfC is initiated by the European Festivals
Association
  • The EHfC ensures the Secretariat of the Access to
    Culture Platform.
  • The EHfC is the legal seat of the A Soul for
    Europe initiative and its Brussels Office. It
    works together with the Offices in Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Tbilisi, Belgrade and Porto.

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- Partner of the European House
  • A civil society initiative which has at its heart
    a Strategy Group composed of
  • 55 civil society actors
  • from 21 countries
  • from the areas of culture, politics, business,
    research and media.
  • A Europe of the Europeans A unique co-operation
    model between civil society and regional,
    national, European institutions
  • We trust in the citizens of Europe that it is
    possible to create a Europe of the Europeans
  • all fields of policy must develop a cultural
    component

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Decentralized offices and projects give life to
A Soul for Europe
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  • The European House and the INTERGROUP
  • The Intergroup is A Soul for Europes bridge
    between its cultural / social society grassroots
    projects and the European level decision makers.
  • It aims to
  • anchor culture as a vital element in all policy
    areas
  • to actively integrate culture into parliamentary
    work as an essential element of the European
    project
  • to support the Commission in its endeavours of
    bringing to life the European Agenda for Culture.
  • Discourses on Europe  hosted at the European
    House for Culture
  • What can culture do for Europe? Who can answer
    this question best?
  • Inviting high-ranking representatives of European
    arts and culture to Brussels for a discussion
    with leading EU-politicians about Europe, its
    aims, chances and risks.
  • Our intention is to provoke a change of
    perspective amongst top-ranking EU policy makers
    by means conceptual stimulation from
    non-political actors.
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