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Recommendation 2049 (2014) Final version
Identities and diversity within intercultural societies
1. The Parliamentary Assembly, referring
to its Resolution 2005
(2014) on identities and diversity within intercultural
societies, reaffirms the need to preserve democratic stability in
Europe by cultivating open, vibrant, culturally diverse and cohesive
societies.
2. In this respect, the Assembly fully supports the Council of
Europe intergovernmental work on developing a “soft power” policy
and information tools to assist member States in shaping new intercultural
processes, mechanisms and relationships that are needed to address
the compelling diversity challenges in Europe and, on a wider scale,
in the neighbouring regions. It particularly values the implementation
of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship
and Human Rights Education (2010), the activities of the Intercultural
Cities network and the ongoing Media in Europe for Diversity Inclusiveness
programme (Mediane).
3. Accordingly, the Assembly recommends that the Committee of
Ministers:
3.1. encourage integrated
activities between different sectors of the Council of Europe to
develop innovative approaches to diversity management and, within
this framework, hold “thematic” biennial platforms with different
stakeholders in the member States to promote innovative policy orientations
and exchange best practices; and in support of this process:
3.1.1. review existing Council of Europe action on diversity
with a view to engaging in long-term activities to promote respect
for cultural diversity through development of policy guidance and
tools, which address both national policies and specific urban intercultural
strategies;
3.1.2. seek better co-ordination between the existing monitoring
and information database systems (the Compendium of Cultural Policies
and Trends in Europe, the Observatory on Policies and Values of
the European Heritage (HEREIN) and the European Audiovisual Observatory)
with a view to establishing a comprehensive research and monitoring
approach, and use the available tools to develop an “early warning
system” to help avoid culture-related conflicts and to address topical
issues;
3.1.3. seek synergy with the European Union to support regional
initiatives promoting the intercultural agenda in northern, western,
eastern and southern Europe, to address regional specificities,
to strengthen transnational co-operation and to help develop tailored
intercultural strategies and pilot projects.