PARTNERS

Partner Countries
"Cultural Heritage – a Bridge towards a Shared Future" is participated by Italy, and by the beneficiary countries of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.

All countries are represented through their respective state ministries responsible for culture and cultural heritage.

Italy is also the promoter and the main sponsor of the initiative, especially through the Trust Fund for Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe, created at the UNESCO Venice Office – Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (BRESCE), as the financial instrument for the implementation of the initiative.

UNESCO
The Culture Section (CLT) of the UNESCO Office in Venice – Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (BRESCE), acts as coordinator of the initiative. In particular, BRESCE/CLT:

• Acts as permanent secretariat of the project;
• Manages the Trust Fund for South-East European Cultural Heritage;
• Defines the activities to be realised under the Trust Fund in close consultation with the governments of beneficiary countries (i.e. Ministries of Culture), and oversee their implementation;
• Contributes to the organisation of Ministerial Conferences;
• Promotes the realisation of collateral initiatives supported by partner organisations, ensuring their coherence with the project objectives as well as their coordination with the project activities;
• Upholds the enlargement of the project to new partners and supporters.

Links:

UNESCO
UNESCO Office in Venice
UNESCO Office in Venice - Culture Section
Cooperazione Italiana

Ministries of Culture of Partner Countries:
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Italy
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia