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The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Compendium was hosted by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Download Programme
In addition to the "community of practice" of independent national authors, who form the backbone of the Compendium, other cultural policy researchers from Europe and neighbouring regions participated in the event. The meeting welcomed the "Baku Declaration" of the preceding Conference of Cultural Ministers, which mentions the Compendium as one of the important instruments facilitating intercultural dialogue.
Compendium a key instrument of CultureWatchEuropeThe Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Culture approved the establishment of a cultural governance observatory function CultureWatchEurope at its meeting in May 2008.
Its strategic objectives are to act as a monitoring body, a mapper and watchdog, analyst and advisor and liaison agent.
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In 2008, the state budget for culture showed a significant increase in support for Georgian cultural heritage and serious declines in the level of support for music and dramatic arts. |
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 10th edition", 2009
