The meeting was organized by the French Ministry of Culture and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, together with the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and in the presence of the European Commission. It followed the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, France, and a letter by President Macron to his European counterparts concerning the safeguarding of cultural heritage.
The declaration states that, in order to preserve and better protect shared European heritage, a European network on heritage expertise available in the EU should be formed. The network would provide advice about identification, protection and/or restoration of endangered European heritage when needed by the Member States of the European Union. It is also stated that young people to a greater extent should be involved in heritage conservation and restoration efforts. Existing financial resources for issues related to the safeguarding of endangered heritage should also be mobilized.
Read the declaration here.
