Foolish European Community

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The Foolish European Community e. V. ( NEG ) is the umbrella organization of carnivalists on a European level.

goals and tasks

The purpose of the NEG is the amalgamation of the national associations based in Europe, which maintain the carnival customs. It respects the sovereignty of the associations it belongs to and promotes cross-border contacts between fastnights and carnivalists in Europe.

The primary tasks of the NEG are:

Establishment of a central office for carnival customs in Europe.

Regular exchange of important information about the development of carnival customs and its framework conditions in European countries, etc. a .:

  • Carnival and folk culture in Europe based on tradition and country teams;
  • Cultivation of customs: Findings - experiences - influences;
  • Promotion of customs by cities and municipalities, other regional authorities, governments and associations: empirical values ​​- subsidy - type of promotion;
  • National associations (regional, supra-regional): developments - changes - effects;
  • Youth care and their promotion in carnival: dance area - musical area - literary area;
  • Media landscape in terms of carnival;
  • Activities of other associations in Europe.
  • Expansion of the European documentation center for Carnival customs at the headquarters of the German Carnival Museum in Kitzingen / Main (D).
  • Establishing and maintaining contact with international institutions and bodies in Europe.
  • Connection to the media.
  • General connection function between politics, carnival and business.

founding

The NEG is an association on a federal basis that accepts the sovereignty of the European national associations. The contacts that had already been established and cultivated across borders between the two world wars were soon resumed from 1945 by fastnights and carnivalists from various European countries.

First NEG meeting in 1970

In 1970 the "external representatives" met for the first time in Kitzingen / Main (D). Here the external representatives of the European national associations decided to discuss matters affecting all Carnival associations at regular conferences.

In 1982, the Conference of Foreign Representatives decided to adopt the name "Foolish European Community (NEG)" based on the EC.

Member associations

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