Promoción de políticas culturales en las zonas rurales en el marco de las estrategias de desarrollo y cohesión territorial y de la Agenda 2030
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- Educación y cultura
- Cultura
- Política de juventud
- Agricultura, política marítima y política de protección de los consumidores
- Desarrollo rural
- Política de cohesión
- Cohesión territorial
- Economía y finanzas
- Desarrollo sostenible
- Empleo y política social
- Cambio demográfico
Opinion number:
CDR-3454-2023
Status:
Aprobados
Objective
put forward the idea of launching a European Year of Rural Europe, focusing on the cultural and creative value of rural areas;
focus on the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSIs) in terms of future planning and support, as the CCSIs bring together local rural culture and creativity;
call for a supporting and promoting framework for the European rural area of culture, using the experience from the European Capital of Culture initiative;
actively engage young people, develop forums and promote youth councils where they can share their ideas, and support youth initiatives in rural areas;
support the inclusion of youth and rural women in agriculture and farm ownership;
strengthen rural families through inclusive dialogue, support of relevant associations, and targeted policy, including family friendly policies to foster a robust and sustainable rural population;
launch a European initiative, similar to "smart villages", resulting in the focused support of rural CCSIs and the revitalisation of cultural heritage, while safeguarding support from EU funds by means of CLLD;
make cultural assets and services accessible to all, by reducing inequalities of opportunity between urban and rural, rich and poor, young and old, minority and marginalised groups and disabled people and immigrant and refugee communities;
strengthen awareness and empower LRAs to protect, rehabilitate, utilise and revitalise their environment, landscapes, tangible and intangible cultural assets and other unique cultural and arts resources;
explicit prioritisation of interventions designed to harness the potential of culture in rural areas;
launching of EU calls for proposals that, among other things, provide more support for projects promoting the social role of culture, experimentation, and innovation in contemporary visual arts, aimed at the regeneration of rural areas;
create synergies between sustainable tourism strategies and local and regional cultural and creative industries, so as to support economic growth and job creation and facilitate access to culture, whilst promoting sustainable development;
support the use of models of landscape conservation and governance to promote circular territorial ecosystems in historic rural landscapes, such as traditional land and soil management, traditional methods of irrigation, and through synergies between territorial players for the efficient use of water, energy, waste and materials, for example promoting waste-to-energy, organic fertilisers, and the recovery of heating from production processes.
focus on the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSIs) in terms of future planning and support, as the CCSIs bring together local rural culture and creativity;
call for a supporting and promoting framework for the European rural area of culture, using the experience from the European Capital of Culture initiative;
actively engage young people, develop forums and promote youth councils where they can share their ideas, and support youth initiatives in rural areas;
support the inclusion of youth and rural women in agriculture and farm ownership;
strengthen rural families through inclusive dialogue, support of relevant associations, and targeted policy, including family friendly policies to foster a robust and sustainable rural population;
launch a European initiative, similar to "smart villages", resulting in the focused support of rural CCSIs and the revitalisation of cultural heritage, while safeguarding support from EU funds by means of CLLD;
make cultural assets and services accessible to all, by reducing inequalities of opportunity between urban and rural, rich and poor, young and old, minority and marginalised groups and disabled people and immigrant and refugee communities;
strengthen awareness and empower LRAs to protect, rehabilitate, utilise and revitalise their environment, landscapes, tangible and intangible cultural assets and other unique cultural and arts resources;
explicit prioritisation of interventions designed to harness the potential of culture in rural areas;
launching of EU calls for proposals that, among other things, provide more support for projects promoting the social role of culture, experimentation, and innovation in contemporary visual arts, aimed at the regeneration of rural areas;
create synergies between sustainable tourism strategies and local and regional cultural and creative industries, so as to support economic growth and job creation and facilitate access to culture, whilst promoting sustainable development;
support the use of models of landscape conservation and governance to promote circular territorial ecosystems in historic rural landscapes, such as traditional land and soil management, traditional methods of irrigation, and through synergies between territorial players for the efficient use of water, energy, waste and materials, for example promoting waste-to-energy, organic fertilisers, and the recovery of heating from production processes.
Impact
Presentation of the CoR/SEDEC Opinion "Promoting cultural policies in rural areas within the framework of development and territorial cohesion strategies and the 2030 Agenda" in the 11th Meeting of the Commission’s Expert Group on Cultural Heritage (9/04/24 - Brussels, Charlemagne building) during the "Cultural heritage in regional policies" session by the CoR/SEDEC Administrator in charge, Charalampos Raptis (M.Phil., M.A.). In her response, Ms Catherine Magnant, HoU of DG EAC Cultural Policy Unit, recognised that the rural dimension is often ignored during the shaping of cultural policies, something that should be taken into account in the future.
Presentation of the CoR/SEDEC Opinion "Promoting cultural policies in rural areas within the framework of development and territorial cohesion strategies and the 2030 Agenda" in the EESC expert hearing regarding the forthcoming Opinion SOC/809 - "Ensuring equal opportunities and social inclusion in access to culture, lifelong learning and the role of public cultural institutions in this process" (21/06/2024 - VMA) by the Rapporteur Mr Csaba Borboly (RO/EPP). The presentation of the CoR opinion constituted a very important input for the preparation of the EESC opinion particularly sought for due to the relevance of its subject matter.
Participation of Rapporteur C Borboly (RO/EPP) in HU EU Presidency conference on "Access is Success – Opportunities and Challenges of Accessing Culture in Contemporary Europe" (19/9/2024 - Budapest). Rapporteur Borboly presented the CoR opinion and elaborated on the geographical barriers of access to culture in the dedicated section.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) as the CoR Observer in the 12th Meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Cultural Heritage (21 & 22 October 2024 - Online). Mr Borboly intervened in the open floor session devoted to "Access to culture and cultural heritage, especially for younger generations".
The Council conclusions on improving and facilitating access to culture (C/2024/7446) specifically cited the CoR/SEDEC opinion "Promoting cultural policies in rural areas within the framework of development and territorial cohesion strategies and the 2030 Agenda" (CDR 3454/2023), showcasing the cooperation with the Hungarian EU Presidency.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) as the CoR Observer in the 13th Meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Cultural Heritage (4 & 5 March 2025 - Brussels). Mr Borboly intervened during the general open floor in the morning of 5 March (11:00 – 12:30), during which the members presented their initiatives.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) in the Conference on the Future of European Rural Areas held in the European Parliament (Brussels) on 21/05/2025. During his intervention, Mr Borboly elaborated on the cultural policies aspect of rural development strategies.
Presentation of the CoR/SEDEC Opinion "Promoting cultural policies in rural areas within the framework of development and territorial cohesion strategies and the 2030 Agenda" in the EESC expert hearing regarding the forthcoming Opinion SOC/809 - "Ensuring equal opportunities and social inclusion in access to culture, lifelong learning and the role of public cultural institutions in this process" (21/06/2024 - VMA) by the Rapporteur Mr Csaba Borboly (RO/EPP). The presentation of the CoR opinion constituted a very important input for the preparation of the EESC opinion particularly sought for due to the relevance of its subject matter.
Participation of Rapporteur C Borboly (RO/EPP) in HU EU Presidency conference on "Access is Success – Opportunities and Challenges of Accessing Culture in Contemporary Europe" (19/9/2024 - Budapest). Rapporteur Borboly presented the CoR opinion and elaborated on the geographical barriers of access to culture in the dedicated section.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) as the CoR Observer in the 12th Meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Cultural Heritage (21 & 22 October 2024 - Online). Mr Borboly intervened in the open floor session devoted to "Access to culture and cultural heritage, especially for younger generations".
The Council conclusions on improving and facilitating access to culture (C/2024/7446) specifically cited the CoR/SEDEC opinion "Promoting cultural policies in rural areas within the framework of development and territorial cohesion strategies and the 2030 Agenda" (CDR 3454/2023), showcasing the cooperation with the Hungarian EU Presidency.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) as the CoR Observer in the 13th Meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Cultural Heritage (4 & 5 March 2025 - Brussels). Mr Borboly intervened during the general open floor in the morning of 5 March (11:00 – 12:30), during which the members presented their initiatives.
Participation of Rapporteur Borboly (RO/EPP) in the Conference on the Future of European Rural Areas held in the European Parliament (Brussels) on 21/05/2025. During his intervention, Mr Borboly elaborated on the cultural policies aspect of rural development strategies.
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
- points out that, because of its specificity, sport has been associated not only with free movement and competition law, but also with a large number of other EU policy areas, including social, health, education and training, youth, equal opportunities and accessibility, employment, the environment, media and culture, and tourism;
- notes that it is high time for sport to be officially recognised as an essential public policy instrument and a driving force for community whereby the health and social return that it guarantees for territories and their communities is not separate from its economic importance. On the contrary, it is exactly this recognition that should be the distinguishing feature that will shape the establishment of this instrument;
- calls for a greater share of regional development funds, structural funds and EU cohesion policies to be coordinated, co-programmed and co-designed for small-scale activities and sports facilities, with the specific goal of promoting grassroots sport across the regions (grassroots approach);
- calls for the involvement of the level of government that is closest to citizens, i.e. local authorities, in identifying good practices for establishing sport as social infrastructure and the subsequent dissemination and communication activities, and actions needed for its formal recognition, in collaboration with the European Commission and urging the European Commission to actively engage with LRAs in the development and recognition of sports as social infrastructure in their respective regions;
recommends the adoption of minimal environmental criteria and standards for Member States, regions and cities applying to host medium-sized and large sports events in Europe, with a focus on initiatives that attract and retain young athletes, promote youth engagement, and foster a sense of belonging through sports events.