The European Cultural Heritage Summit will take place from the 18th to the 24th of June 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
The summit will be the largest gathering of cultural heritage stakeholders, as well as attendees from the European Institutions, representatives from the Member States and civil society organisations. It promises a programme full of debate and discussion. More...
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - 7-8 December in Milan
The European Culture Forum is a biennial flagship event organised by the European Commission to raise the profile of European cultural cooperation, to bring together cultural sectors' key players and to debate on EU culture policy and initiatives. Its 2017 edition will also mark the official launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the thematic EU year devoted to our common cultural assets and all their aspects. More...
La revalorisation du Smic au 1er janvier 2017 - 55,2 % de femmes parmi les 1,65 million de salariés concernés
Au 1er janvier 2017, 1,65 million de salariés des entreprises du secteur concurrentiel (hors apprentis, stagiaires et intérimaires) ont été concernés par la revalorisation du Smic horaire, soit 10,6 % des salariés (après 10,5 % au 1er janvier 2016). Au 1er janvier 2017 le Smic a été revalorisé de 0,9 % (après +0,6 % au 1er janvier 2016).
La proportion des bénéficiaires de la revalorisation du Smic entre le 1er janvier 2016 et le 1er janvier 2017 progresse ou reste stable dans les branches ou secteurs d’activité relevant de l’industrie ou la construction. Elle se replie dans quelques branches ou secteurs des services.
La part des bénéficiaires de la revalorisation du Smic reste beaucoup plus élevée pour les salariés à temps partiel (24,2 % contre 7,5 % des salariés à temps complet) et dans les entreprises de petite taille (de 31,3 % pour celles de 1 salarié à 4,5 % pour celles de 500 salariés ou plus).
55,2 % des salariés concernés par la hausse du Smic sont des femmes (après 56,6 % en 2016), et même près de 63 % dans les entreprises de 500 salariés ou plus, alors qu’elles représentent moins de la moitié des salariés, y compris dans les grandes entreprises.
À la veille de cette revalorisation, 11 % des branches présentaient un premier niveau de grille inférieur au Smic en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2016. À l’issue de la revalorisation du 1er janvier 2017, 52 % des branches se sont retrouvées non conformes au Smic, du fait d’un premier niveau de grille trop faible.
How to label your European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 event
The European Year of Cultural Heritage label (comprising a logo, a slogan and a hashtag) is available for activities, events and projects taking place between 7 December 2017 (official launch of the year at the European Culture Forum in Milan)and 31 December 2018.
The label is reserved for projects which contribute to achieving one or more of the objectives of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, as endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in Article 2 of the legal decision calling for the year. More...
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Aims of the year
The European Year of Cultural Heritage aims to:
- encourage people to explore Europe's rich and diverse cultural heritage
- celebrate, understand and protect its unique value
- reflect on the place that cultural heritage occupies in all our lives
European cultural heritage allows us to understand the past and to look to our future. By highlighting cultural heritage in 2018, we will emphasise:
- how it builds stronger societies
- how it creates jobs and prosperity
- its importance for our relations with the rest of the world
- what can be done to protect it. More...
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Take part in the European year
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - What's in store?
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
Join us in 2018 for the European Year of Cultural Heritage, an unprecedented year of events and celebrations.
Cultural heritage is the fabric of our lives and societies. It surrounds us in the buildings of our towns and cities and is expressed through natural landscapes and archaeological sites.
It is not only made up of literature, art and objects but also by the crafts we learn, the stories we tell, the food we eat and the films we watch.
Cultural heritage brings communities together and builds shared understandings of the places we live in. The digital world too, is transforming the way we access heritage. More...
The lost secret of aid efficiency
In 1963 John Pincus of the RAND Corporation suggested redefining aid to reduce all forms of aid to their value as grant or subsidy, and in 2014 the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) agreed to his suggestion. More...
Bridging the green investment gap in Latin America: what role for national development finance institutions?
The developing world urgently needs more and better infrastructure. Affordable and accessible water supply systems, electricity grids, power plants and transport networks are critical to reducing poverty and ensuring economic growth. The way new infrastructure is built over the next 10 years will determine if we meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement objectives. More...