The European Council and European Parliament representatives have come to a provisional agreement on making 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.The year will be supported by EUR 8 million and is intended to:
- to promote cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and social cohesion;
- to highlight the economic contribution of cultural heritage to the cultural and creative sectors, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and to local and regional development; and
- to emphasise the role of cultural heritage in EU external relations, including conflict prevention, post-conflict reconciliation and rebuilding destroyed cultural heritage.