In the evening of 25 February and as part of ECF’s involvement in the cultural programme of the Netherlands Presidency of the EU Council, we hosted an event to co-create recommendations of good urban governance for the EU Urban Agenda at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. Speakers included Antonija Eremut (Solin, Croatia), Christian Iaione (Bologna, Italy), Sjoerd Feitsma (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands), Pedro Campos Ponce (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations).
Read MoreFeatured people: #RDgrantees David Juarez and Ale Gonzalez
Our Connected Action for the Commons Programme officer Charles Beckett talks to David Juarez and Ale González about their project, Public Space Tools: a toolkit for activating and sharing public space. They discuss the importance of sharing tools on how people can use public space, the concept of Agora, skaters acting as archeologists and more. Listen to the audio interview and read further information about this exciting project.
Read MoreTowards a European 'Mienskip': A Public Debate about the Future of Citizens in Europe.
On 23 April, ECF was in Leeuwarden – the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2018 – for a discussion based on the New Pact for Europe's second report with local, national and European stakeholders, politicians, opinion makers, entrepreneurs and scientists. The central question of the debate was how to share power, build alliances and establish not only a genuine dialogue, but an equitable distribution of responsibilities between the State, market and the Mienskip (which means ‘community’ in Frisian) at the local, national and European level. Read a report, browse through the image gallery and media coverage of the event, and listen to the full debate.
Read MoreMedia Coverage - Conflicting Memories, Ukraine
In the frame of the Conflicting Memories, Ukraine: a political crisis from a cultural perspective event on 26 February, we have collected images, audio and video from the event as well as articles written by renown political scientist Ivan Krastev in the Dutch media.
Read MoreHistorical Speech debate at BOZAR: photos and audio
On 6 November, Raymond Georis reflected on the ideas of Denis De Rougemont by reading out parts of his speech The Federalist Attitude dating from 1947, at the Historic Speech to Europe debate at BOZAR. Sylvie Goulard, member of the European Parliament, commented on this speech from a contemporary European perspective and placed it in the context of current EU developments. A Q&A session with the floor followed, including students in European studies. The event was moderated by Vanessa Mock, EU correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Brussels. Read the short report and listen to the recording of the debate.
Read MoreDogged Lands: a radio essay
Listen to Dogged Lands, a radio essay exploring a process of European-wide research and artistic intervention into the contested territory of three urban wastelands. Written and produced by Alex Head as a companion piece to David Bell’s Wasted Common.
Read MoreToward a Vocabulary of Another Institution - a debate
Before the ECF Princess Margriet Award ceremony on 18 March 2014, ECF organised a debate entitled 'Toward a Vocabulary of Another Institution' with the laureates and special guest speakers, moderated by Maria Hlavajova. You can listen to the whole debate.
Read MoreUgo Mattei's laudation at the 2014 ECF Princess Margriet Award Ceremony
Italian lawyer and activist Ugo Mattei, who took part in the occupation of the Teatro Valle in Rome and served as legal advisor to its Statute of the Fondazione Teatro Valle Bene Comune, participated to the 2014 ECF Princess Margriet Award ceremony on 18 March in Brussels. You can listen (audio) and watch (video) the laudation.
Read MoreYoel Gamzou and the International Mahler Orchestra
Listen to the concerts and related audio recordings by fifth ECF Princess Margriet Award Laureate conductor Yoel Gamzou and the International Mahler Orchestra (IMO) on 25 August in Amsterdam.
Read MoreIn Search of the Missing Words: ECF Princess Margriet Award Pre-ceremony presentation and conversation by Lia and Dan Perjovschi
In Search of the Missing Words is the Fifth ECF Princess Margriet Award pre-ceremony presentation and conversation by Lia and Dan Perjovschi in Brussels.
Read MoreImagining Europe, Reclaiming Public Space–Democratic Practices Reinvented?
Listen to this debate exploring alternative models for democratic practice in Europe, starting from an artistic perspective. Imagining Europe, 5 October 2012.
Read MoreImagining Europe, keynote speech and conversation with Amitav Ghosh. 04.10.2012.
Listen to the key note speech by renown writer Amitav Ghosh during the Imaging Europe event in Amsterdam.
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