The European Cultural Foundation and the UK Committee

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The European Cultural Foundation

The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes cultural co-operation. Active in culture and the arts as well as in education and the media, the ECF is Europe’s only independent, non-national and pan-European cultural foundation. Founded in 1954 and based in Amsterdam since 1957, the ECF aims to contribute to an open and democratic Europe that respects the basic human rights and cultural diversity of its people. Since its creation in Geneva by cultural theorist Denis de Rougement, the Foundation seeks to foster cultural co-operation Europe-wide and add a cultural and human dimension to the economic, technical and legal processes of European integration. To achieve these aims, the ECF works closely with other organisations and with a network of Committees across Europe.

The European Cultural Foundation - UK Committee

The ECF UK was set up to support the objectives, values and activities of the European Cultural Foundation. The Foundation believes in the enriching experience of diversity and in the power of culture to promote mutual understanding and respect. The ECF seeks to foster within Europe a sense of belonging for all its people and promotes cultural activities in Europe and across its borders as a contribution to civil society. The ECF UK Committee supports these aims by providing a forum for debate on pressing cultural issues in a European context.

The ECF UK provides an arena where broader European issues can be better known and understood by UK cultural organisations and policy makers and a platform for those from the cultural sector to engage in dialogue with others to strengthen cultural co-operation, human rights and democratic values.

ECF UK is administered by International Intelligence on Culture. It is a registered charity, entirely self-financed and relies on generous voluntary support from those who share its objectives. The Committee’s increased level and range of activity opens up new opportunities for others to participate in its work.

These pages have been created on behalf of the European Cultural Foundation UK National Committee (ECF UK). If you require further information please contact us:

ECF UK Contact Details

Rod Fisher (Director)
Ledy Leyssen (ECF UK Co-ordinator)

ECF UK
C/o International Intelligence on Culture
4 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE1 1YW
Telephone: 020 7403 6454
Fax: 020 7403 2009
E-mail: ecf@intelculture.org