Cultural policy priorities, as derived from policy documents and budget allocation priorities during the last five years, are: the shift towards maximisation of the economic benefit from culture and the arts, necessary in order to support current levels of funding for cultural activities in the fields of cultural heritage and the arts. This is manifested organisationally through the twinning of culture and tourism in a joint Ministry of Culture and Tourism since 2009, as well as in mainstreaming and integrationist activities and initiatives aimed at maximizing, especially, numbers of visitors to sites of Greek cultural heritage, and also the international... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchSeveral cooperation projects have been initiated in the last decade within the INTERREG funding programme, involving local authorities, festivals or organisations and addressing issues of intercultural cooperation. Greece participates in the UN World Tourism Organisation's Silk Road project, a collaborative initiative between 25 states aiming at highlighting the importance of tourism routes development, in facilitating connectivity and collaboration between the mosaic of destinations that make up the Silk Road. Greece also participates in the Silk Road Project initiated by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism which is still in its initiating phase, with a first working group meeting planned... read more →
Overall responsibility for policy in the fields of cultural heritage and the arts lies with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Sport is also under the Ministry's jurisdiction, supervised by a separate Undersecretary for Sport. A separate undersecretary is in charge of Tourism. On constitutional grounds, the Greek Parliament has a key role in cultural affairs, notably, passing legislation on issues pertaining to cultural heritage and the arts, which are introduced by the Minister of Culture. In addition, it's Standing Committee for Culture and Education has an important role in supervising the implementation of policies and programmes of the Ministry... read more →
Central elements of contemporary Greek cultural policy and practice can be better understood in the light of its heritage, as well as its recent history. Greece emerged as a nation state in the early 19th century, endowed with a formidable Classical heritage, as well as with strong community bonds based on the Christian Orthodox tradition. After the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, the country was formally established in 1827. Under the predominant influence of the Enlightenment, the Greek state adopted educational and cultural heritage preservation policies which resulted in a national programme and stringent legislation on the protection... read more →
Intercultural education is not an official part of general school education. At least it plays a role in teaching practice as a cross-disciplinary principle. There is also a growing sensitivity to this issue in schools. In addition to some provisions for bilingual education, there are also many projects that use the arts as a medium to address intercultural issues that arise in schools. Intercultural education is primarily carried out by educational institutions (kindergartens, schools, further education institutions). However, the topic is also gaining importance for cultural policy. In fact, it is the cultural institutions that take the initiative on this... read more →
The topic of "cultural education" has received growing attention in Germany in recent years. At the federal level, the main governmental responsibility for arts and cultural education lies within three federal agencies: the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth began implementing its "Autonomous Youth Policy" in 2011. In particular, the field of cultural education can move into the area of inclusion of non-formal education and cooperation with formal... read more →
Both the Federal Government and the federal states (Länder) provide support for film. National film support has its legal base in the Federal Film Promotion Act (FFG) which entered into force in 1968 and is constantly being updated. The present version came into force on January 1st 2022. The FFG is the legal basis for the Film Promotion Agency (FFA). Among other things, it determines the responsibilities and institutional framework of the Film Promotion Agency, includes regulations concerning requirements and funding and is the legal basis for the film support fee. The FFA is tasked with providing "measures for the... read more →
One of the central tasks of cultural policy is the protection and preservation of the built heritage, i.e. cultural monuments and man-made landscapes including architectural, archaeological and paleontological monuments as well as parks. At the Land level, monument protection legislation has been passed. In addition to their sovereign right to define their own tasks, the federal states (Länder) also consider it their duty to preserve such monuments and provide funds for this purpose. Municipalities are also involved in monument conservation; as a general rule, they have been assigned specific roles in this domain. Despite the primary role of the federal... read more →
In Germany, the German Copyright and Related Rights Act (Urheberrechtsgesetz - UrhG), which is still valid today, was passed in September 1965. In particular, it replaced the Law on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works of 1901 and largely replaced the Art Copyright Law of 1907. Among other things, it provided for an extension of copyright from 50 to 70 years after the death of the author. Germany thus became an international pioneer in the extension of copyright periods. Along with the Copyright Law, the introduction of a standard levy on audio equipment was passed in 1965 which was to... read more →
With the exception of the Artists' Social Insurance Act (see chapter 4.1.3), there are no special laws regarding the terms of employment for artists and other cultural workers. The general labour legislation is applied. If artists or cultural workers are employed in municipal, federal state (Länder) or federal facilities, then the public service regulations apply. On the basis of the general Wage Agreement Law (TVG), special contracts and wage agreements for the cultural sector, including non-artistic staff, were concluded by unions and employers organisations for single artistic sectors and cultural facilities such as theatres, orchestras and music schools. The conditions... read more →