Submitted by Emilie on 16 February, 2006 - 15:01.
The 49 countries which are parties to the European Cultural Convention (46 CoE member states and 3 non-CoE countries) are invited to set up National Campaign Committees (NCCs) in order to coordinate and initiate activities at national, regional and local level.
Their task is to develop and carry out a national campaign programme in co-operation with the Council of Europe. The NCCs are to cooperate with other NCCs and with the campaign secretariat. The NCCs are to contact and involve all relevant partners and stakeholders, such as youth and other NGOs, public authorities at all levels, government bodies, social partners, the media, and cultural and sports organisations. Self-organised civil-society bodies and governmental authorities should be equally represented on the NCC.
A first meeting of existing NCCs and of parties interested in creating one was held in Strasbourg at the beginning of February 2006, the second one took place during the launching event on 28 - 30 June.
NCCs will meet three times per year, in conjunction with the European Steering Group meetings. The next meeting will take place in December.
This chapter aims at providing the NCCs with all essential information and tools necessary to implement the Campaign.
