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Culture is at the heart of EU international relations and the Joint Communication adopted on 8 June 2016 aims at encouraging cultural cooperation between the EU and its partner countries and promoting a global order based on peace, the rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding and respect for fundamental values.
Cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue are an integral part of the values of the European Union and play an important role in promotion of human rights, tolerance, and non-discrimination across the world. The EU is focusing on its increasingly positive role in international relations.
The Cultural Routes programme was launched by the Council of Europe in 1987 with the Declaration of Santiago de Compostela. The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe are an invitation to travel and to discover the rich and diverse heritage of Europe by bringing people and places together in networks of shared history and heritage.
In the Western Balkans in 2018, we walked along the Cultural Heritage Route, which consisted of a series of initiatives and events on material and immaterial heritage, supported by the European Union and its Member States.
"Elizabeth of Bosnia" is the artistic fashion show presenting a new collection of the well-known BiH designer Adnan Hajrulahović HAAD. The collection consists of designer clothing inspired by the queen Elizabeth of Bosnia and her time, but also synchronized with a modern age, while the stylistic figure, colour and texture remain consistent with her time.
A travelling outdoor multimedia exhibition dedicated to the Great War and its aftermath, “After the Great War: A New Europe 1918- 1923”, officially opened in Sarajevo on 19 November.
In the Western Balkans in 2018, we walked along the Cultural Heritage Route, which consisted of a series of initiatives and events on material and immaterial heritage, supported by the European Union and its Member States. The Route aimed to connect and highlight events organised by the EU Delegations and EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), in close cooperation with local civil society, celebrating cultural heritage in all its forms.
