Franco-German Cultural Council
The Franco-German Cultural Council ( DFKR , French Haut Conseil Culturel Franco-Allemand (HCCFA)) is a permanent institution that organizes Franco-German cooperation in the field of art and culture. The council, founded in 1988, aims to strengthen cultural exchange and also to establish links between civil societies in both countries.
History and task
On the occasion of the 48th Franco-German summit in Frankfurt am Main on October 27 and 28, 1986, the French President François Mitterrand and the Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl decided to intensify their collaboration in the field of culture and art. Two years later, on January 22, 1988, an exchange of notes led to the establishment of a Franco-German cultural council. The following tasks were assigned to the latter:
"A) to stimulate common cultural activities,
b) Propose to governments how these activities can be promoted,
c) Contribute to the fact that information essential for cultural cooperation between the two countries is collected and made available to the interested public. "
The council should continue to act as an interface between the public sector and cultural workers from both countries. He therefore advises both governments as an independent body on common issues relating to art, culture and education.
From the turn of the millennium, the overcoming of bilateral cultural relations and the inclusion of other European states became more and more important (e.g. with the Weimar Triangle ). This expansion of the actual tasks was seen as an indispensable measure on the way to better understanding and improved European cooperation.
organization
Until 2010, the council consisted of ten French and ten German culturally significant personalities who were appointed for four years. As far as possible, all cultural areas should be represented (theater, music, museums, cultural heritage, history, copyright administration, cultural foundations, publishing houses). There are currently twelve members elected to the council. The work of the council is coordinated by two general secretariats, both of which are located in Saarbrücken.
The members meet twice a year, alternately in France and Germany.
activities
- Implementation of a trinational working meeting of theater schools from the states of the Weimar Triangle and organization of colloquia in Poland on the conditions for artistic creation in the enlarged EU (2003-2005).
- Establishment of the Franco-German youth newspaper EXTRA in 2004 together with the Foundation for Franco-German cultural cooperation
- Various recommendations for the protection of artistic creation and intellectual property in the age of digitization
- Request to the European Union to introduce an article on art and culture in the European Treaties .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Exchange of notes on the establishment of the Franco-German Cultural Council on January 22, 1988 : (PDF; 126 kB)
- ↑ Jacques Toubon : The role of the Franco-German Cultural Council , in: Politics and Culture, 5/12, September-October 2012, p. 21.
- ↑ Weimar Triangle. In: Franco-German Cultural Council. Retrieved September 2, 2016 .