The case for a Cultural footprint. 5 December 2011. Brussels (28/11/2011)

Elna Roig and Jordi Baltà present their report ‘Approaches to a cultural footprint: proposal for the concept and ways to measure it'. This will be followed by a response from Johan Häggman (European Commission) and François Alfonsi (Member of the European Parliamernt) and a discussion with representatives from civil society organisations, think-tanks and other research centres.

Approaches to a cultural footprint (20/10/2011)

Approaches to a cultural footprint is a first step towards developing efective cultural policy impact assessment.

5th General Assembly. 16 September 2011. Lerin/Florina (16/09/2011)

CMC holds its most important yearly event: the General Assembly. This year in Lerin/florina in Macedonia (North Greece) hosted by our partner on the spot, the Home of the Macedonian Culture.

From Votes to Seats to Power: Strategies and Flaws of Political Representation. 26 August 2011. Reykjavik (26/08/2011)

Simon Toubeau will present the conclusions of his study for CMC ELECTORAL CONTESTABILITY at the 2011 ECPR General Conference in Reykjavik.

Tourism and identity (30/06/2011)

Tourism and identity reflects in the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy and new competences on tourism attributed to the Treaty of Lisbon that allows for the creation of a a new legal basis entirely devoted to tourism, which should reinforce the EU as the foremost tourist destination of the world.

It was first presented in Barcelona during the conference Capital cities are Capital organized jointly with Fundació Josep Irla

Bridges for Dialogue:THE MEDIATING ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES 22 June 2011. Brussels (08/06/2011)

CMC in a joint effort with the Home of Macedonian Culture will present the first Macedonian-Greek Dictionary ever published in Greece and discuss the role of civil society and people to people contacts as facilitators of mutual understanding in the event of international rows

Capital cities are Capital: Identity Based Tourism and Cultural diversity within the EU. 29 April 2011. Barcelona (29/04/2011)

In the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy and new competences on tourism attributed to the Treaty of Lisbon that allows for the creation of a a new legal basis entirely devoted to tourism, which should reinforce the EU as the foremost tourist destination of the world.

The Centre Maurits Coppieters and The Josep Irla Foundation organize a conference on the role of capital cities as an attracting tourism pole and strategies for a more competitive tourism industry based on culture and identity.

Position on Financial Transaction Tax (19/04/2011)

CMC position on Financial Sector Taxation following public consultation dated 22 February 2011 by the European Commission - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union - Directorate D - Direct taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis and Evaluation.

Protection of historical linguistic minorities (21/03/2011)

CMC position on protection of historical linguistic minorities after invitation by Mr Luciano Caveri (IT/ALDE), Member of the EDUC Commission of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Regional Councillor of the Autonomous Region of Valle d'Aosta and Rapporteur on the opinion on "Protecting and developing historical linguistic minorities under the Lisbon Treaty"  

EPSO Information session. 24 MArch 2011. Brussels (15/03/2011)

EPSO (The European Personnel Selection Office) has launched 16 March 2011 a selection procedure to recruit EU official of the higher rank - the so called ADs or Administrators.

CMC is organizing a hands-on training session to explain the registration and tests procedure step-by-step.