European cultural agreement

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European cultural agreement

Title (engl.): European Cultural Convention
Date: December 19, 1954
Come into effect: May 5th 1955
Reference: SEV 018
Reference (German): BGBl. 1955 II pp. 1128, 1129 (in three languages)
Contract type: Multinational
Legal matter: Cultural law
Signing: 50
Ratification : 50 Current status

Germany: Ratification (November 17, 1955)
Liechtenstein: Ratification (June 13, 1979)
Austria: Ratification (March 4, 1958)
Switzerland: Ratification (July 13, 1962)
The agreement in the German Federal Law Gazette.
The agreement in the German Federal Law Gazette .
Please note the note on the applicable contract version .

The European Cultural Convention - English European Cultural Convention , French Convention culturelle européenne - is an international treaty of the Council of Europe , which was laid out for signature in 1954 , with the aim of developing mutual understanding and mutual recognition of cultural diversity in Europe, to preserve European culture and national Promote contributions to the common European cultural heritage while respecting the same core values. With a focus on languages, history and society, the agreement helps stimulate common cultural measures and activities of European interest.

The European Cultural Convention was opened for signature by the Council of Europe in Paris on December 19, 1954 and entered into force on May 5, 1955 after three countries had ratified the agreement. Signing it is one of the prerequisites for participating in the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

The agreement was ratified by all 47 member states of the Council of Europe, as well as by Kazakhstan , Vatican City and Belarus . This makes it one of the few cultural-political documents that are valid throughout Europe to this day.

The youth sector of the Council of Europe with the European Youth Office , the European Youth Centers and its co-management structures with the Advisory Council on Youth (AC) and the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), covers all countries that have signed the European Cultural Convention as the youth sector was originally under the Directorate for Education, Culture and Sport.

Signature and ratification

  • (Blue) Council of Europe member states that have ratified the European cultural agreement.
  • (Light blue) Non-member states of the Council of Europe that have ratified the agreement ( Kazakhstan , Vatican City and Belarus )
  • (Light gray) States that have not signed.
  • The 50 contracting states of the European cultural agreement are:

    Contracting State drawing ratification Come into effect
    AlbaniaAlbania Albania June 25, 1992 June 25, 1992
    AndorraAndorra Andorra Nov 10, 1994 Jan. 22, 1996 Jan. 22, 1996
    ArmeniaArmenia Armenia Apr 25, 1997 Apr 25, 1997
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan Apr 25, 1997 Apr 25, 1997
    BelgiumBelgium Belgium Dec. 19, 1954 May 11, 1955 May 11, 1955
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec 29, 1994 Dec 29, 1994
    BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 0Sep 2 1991 0Sep 2 1991
    DenmarkDenmark Denmark Dec. 19, 1954 0May 7, 1955 0May 7, 1955
    GermanyGermany Germany Dec. 19, 1954 Nov 17, 1955 Nov 17, 1955
    EstoniaEstonia Estonia 0May 7, 1992 0May 7, 1992
    FinlandFinland Finland Jan. 23, 1970 Jan. 23, 1970
    FranceFrance France Dec. 19, 1954 0May 5th 1955 0May 5th 1955
    GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia Apr 25, 1997 Apr 25, 1997
    GreeceGreece Greece Dec. 19, 1954 Jan. 10, 1962 Jan. 10, 1962
    IrelandIreland Ireland Dec. 19, 1954 11th Mar 1955 0May 5th 1955
    IcelandIceland Iceland Dec. 19, 1954 01st Mar 1956 01st Mar 1956
    ItalyItaly Italy Dec. 19, 1954 May 16, 1957 May 16, 1957
    KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 05th Mar 2010 05th Mar 2010
    CroatiaCroatia Croatia Jan. 27, 1993 Jan. 27, 1993
    LatviaLatvia Latvia 0May 7, 1992 0May 7, 1992
    LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein Nov 23, 1978 June 13, 1979 June 13, 1979
    LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 0May 7, 1992 0May 7, 1992
    LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg Dec. 19, 1954 July 30, 1956 July 30, 1956
    MaltaMalta Malta 0May 2, 1966 Dec 12, 1966 Dec 12, 1966
    MonacoMonaco Monaco 0July 6, 1994 0July 6, 1994
    Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova May 24, 1994 May 24, 1994
    MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro Feb 28, 2001 0June 6, 2006
    NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Dec. 19, 1954 0Feb 8, 1956 0Feb 8, 1956
    North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia Nov 24, 1995 Nov 24, 1995
    NorwayNorway Norway Dec. 19, 1954 Jan. 24, 1956 Jan. 24, 1956
    AustriaAustria Austria Dec 13, 1957 04th Mar 1958 04th Mar 1958
    PolandPoland Poland Nov 16, 1989 Nov 16, 1989
    PortugalPortugal Portugal Feb 16, 1976 Feb 16, 1976
    RomaniaRomania Romania Dec 19, 1991 Dec 19, 1991
    RussiaRussia Russia Feb 21, 1991 Feb 21, 1991
    San MarinoSan Marino San Marino Feb 13, 1986 Feb 13, 1986
    SwedenSweden Sweden Dec. 19, 1954 June 16, 1958 June 16, 1958
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland July 13, 1962 July 13, 1962
    SerbiaSerbia Serbia Feb 28, 2001 Feb 28, 2001
    SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0Jan. 1, 1993 0Jan. 1, 1993
    SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 02nd July 1992 02nd July 1992
    SpainSpain Spain 04th July 1957 04th July 1957
    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic May 10, 1990 0Jan. 1, 1993
    TurkeyTurkey Turkey Dec. 19, 1954 Oct 10, 1957 Oct 10, 1957
    UkraineUkraine Ukraine June 13, 1994 June 13, 1994
    HungaryHungary Hungary Nov 16, 1989 Nov 16, 1989
    Vatican cityVatican Vatican city Dec 10, 1962 Dec 10, 1962
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Dec. 19, 1954 0May 5th 1955 0May 5th 1955
    BelarusBelarus Belarus Oct 18, 1993 Oct 18, 1993
    Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus Nov. 30, 1967 23 Sep 1969 23 Sep 1969
    1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa joining.
    2. a b c d Succession.
    3. a b c Not a member state of the Council of Europe.

    Web links

    Commons : European cultural agreement  - collection of images, videos and audio files
    Wikisource: European cultural agreement  - sources and full texts

    Individual evidence

    1. a b c Details on contract number 018. European cultural agreement. Council of Europe , December 19, 1954, accessed May 7, 2020 .
    2. a b Council of Europe. Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs , accessed on May 7, 2020 .
    3. ^ European Cultural Convention (Paris, 1954). Council of Europe , accessed May 7, 2020 .
    4. Members. European Higher Education Area , accessed on May 7, 2020 .
    5. ^ Youth policies in the Council of Europe. Report. (Doc. 9617). Council of Europe , November 4, 2002, accessed May 7, 2020 .