Founded in 2005 as an informal network, ECCD brings together 11 national coalitions in a federation. Within the coalitions are professional cultural and creative organisations from cinema, audiovisual, performing arts, editing, music, visual arts and multimedia… These organisations cover all professions in the artistic and cultural sectors such as authors, producers, composers, editors, artists-interpreters, broadcasters…
ECCD work in Brussels to uphold the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and the promotion of cultural diversity which the EU has ratified. To this end, ECCD supports and encourages EU cultural policies that are necessary to underpin the creative industries, creators and our diverse cultures to ensure that they thrive and prosper.
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ECCD Conference-Debate about the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention photos and videos
The ECCD together with MEP Emma Rafowicz celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the European Parliament on November 19. The conference brought together around a …
PRESS RELEASE: European Coalitions call for urgent action to safeguard cultural diversity in the digital and AI age in the EU
At the conclusion of the debate organised by the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) at the European Parliament on 19 November, held to mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s …
Meet our panellists – Conference-Debate at the European Parliament | Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity
Date and time: November 19, 18:00 Venue: Spinelli Room 3G2, European Parliament, Brussels Followed by a cocktail reception. REGISTER HERE Co-organised by ECCD and MEP Emma Rafowicz, the special conference-debate …
Meet our panellists – Conference-Debate at the European Parliament | Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity
Date and time: November 19, 18:00 Venue: Spinelli Room 3G2, European Parliament, Brussels Followed by a cocktail reception. REGISTER HERE Co-organised by ECCD and MEP Emma Rafowicz, the special conference-debate …