1. Reflectiongroup EU and Cultural Heritage
Meeting The Hague
24-25 November 2016

2. Agenda Thursday 24 november
Opening of the meeting
• Opening of the meeting by the Director General of Culture and Media
or Director of Arts and Heritage department
Information and updates
13.45 – 14.45
• The priorities of the present and forthcoming Presidencies of the EU Council regarding cultural heritage: Slovakia tbc, Estonia tbc, Bulgaria
• Update from the EU Commission
• Update from the Council of Europe, including (national and European) implementation of the European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century, connection to the European Year for cultural heritage, future agenda (see questions in attachment 1)
Update of CoE and EU Commission on their Memorandum of Understanding
Subjects for reflection
14.45 – 15.15
Introduction to National and European implementation of a European Year for Cultural Heritage
15.15 – 15.45
Tea and coffee break
15.45 – 18.00
Work session on National and European implementation of a European Year for Cultural Heritage, exchange between member states, Commission and CoE (see questions in attachment 2)
Dinner at Restaurant Zebedeus, Rond de Grote Kerk 8, The Hague

3. Opening of the meeting by the Director General of Culture and Media mrs. Marjan Hammersma

6. The priorities of the present and forthcoming Presidencies of the EU Council regarding cultural heritage: Slovakia, Estonia, Bulgaria

7. Update from the EU Commission on the EU policy framework

8. Update from the Council of Europe, including (national and European) implementation of the European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century, connection to the European Year for cultural heritage, future agenda
(see questions in attachment 1)

9. Update of CoE and EU Commission on their Memorandum of Understanding

10. Introduction to National and European implementation of a European Year for Cultural Heritage

11. Work session on National and European implementation of a European Year for Cultural Heritage, exchange between member states, Commission and CoE
(see questions in attachment 2)

12. Group 1 Lissabon zaal (chair Paulina Florjanowicz) Poland Norway Hungary Council of Europe Group 2 Foyer (chair Orane Proisy) France Belgium Bulgaria Group 3 Barcelona zaal (chair Ingeborg Hoffstadt) Germany Sweden Estonia Croatia
Group 4 Barcelona zaal (chair Alfredas Jomantas) Lithuania Austria Slovakia Netherlands Group 5 Lissabon zaal (chair Pirjo Hamari) Finland Luxembourg Spain EU Commission

13. Agenda Friday 25th november morning
 Subjects for reflection
Preparing the next OMC expert group on skills, training and knowledge transfer (traditional and emerging heritage professions): reflection on set up and way forward (attachment 3)
• Next EU Common Agricultural Policy; draft non-paper on heritage and CAP  
Coffee and tea break
Information and updates
11.00 – 11.30
• Update from governmental networks: EHHF, EHLF (VAT (lower vs normal) in relation to new buildings/ new additions and rehabilitation or conservation of protected buildings), EAC, EHHF subgroup on statistics (Espon), Herein Aisbl
Monuments and energy efficiency: summary of information received, next steps? (with short information note)
Fight illicit traffic in cultural goods, update EU actions, CoE (with short information note)
Internal matters of the Reflection Group
11.30 – 12.30
• Update of mission and vision, strategic objectives and actions for the period
• Composition of the Reflection Group
• collaboration Reflection Group and other partners, and attendance of NGO’s
The priorities of the forthcoming Reflection Group Chair Luxemburg in 2017

14. Preparing the next OMC expert group on skills, training and knowledge transfer (traditional and emerging heritage professions): reflection on set up and way forward (see attachment 3)

15. Next EU Common Agricultural Policy;
draft non-paper on heritage and CAP

16. Update from governmental networks:
EHHF
EHLF: (VAT (lower vs normal) in relation to new buildings/ new additions and rehabilitation or conservation of protected buildings),
EHHF subgroup on statistics (Espon),
Herein Aisbl
EAC

17. Monuments and energy efficiency: summary of information received, next steps? (with short information note)

18. Fight illicit traffic in cultural goods, update EU actions, CoE (with short information note)

19. Composition of the Reflection Group
Internal matters of the Reflection Group
Update of mission and vision, strategic objectives and actions for the period
Composition of the Reflection Group
collaboration Reflection Group and other partners, and attendance of NGO’s
The priorities of the forthcoming Reflection Group Chair Luxemburg in 2017

20. Agenda Friday 25th November, afternoon
Reflection Group and observers Reflection Group and observers: European Year for Cultural Heritage 2018: exchange on developments, implementation and cooperation. End of the meeting Option for ‘au revoir’ with tea and coffee – 17.00

21. Reflection Group and observers:
European Year for Cultural Heritage 2018:
exchange on developments, implementation and cooperation.

22. Outcome yesterday inventarisation
Most colleagues are (informally or officially) informed, other ministries have to be involved
Civil society is partially informed by governments
Waiting for formal decision/text by tripartite approval
European funds most welcome: e.g. support transnational actions
National funds not decided but a many cases foreseen (not always new funding but extra focus/criteria)
Ideas for Coordinators: from government because of sustainable outcome and European focus, some countries combination with civil society

23. Outcome yesterday inventarisation
Organisation: Combination of bottom up and top down (government)
Themes: sharing heritage, youth participation, diversity, education
Using exsisting framworks/events/projects
“Translation” needed official EU documents into general public language, websites, focus on practical subjects/goals, involving media
Sustainability of the year (must not end 2019) is important (by the choice of themes, e.g. illicit traffic, economic value of heritage)