European Confederation of Conservators-restorers' Organizations
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Our Vision Cultural heritage safeguarded for society through high standards in the professional practice of Conservation-Restoration. Our Mission To organize, develop and promote, on a practical, scientific and cultural level, the profession of the Conservator-Restorer. To set standards and regulate practice at European level and enhance communication between and mobility of professionals. To strengthen the role and responsibilities of the Conservator-Restorer in relation to others in safeguarding cultural heritage.
EU Legislative Interests
Directive (EU) 2018/958 — proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions; E.C.C.O. works towards the legal regulation of the profession of the conservator-restorer as working in the public interest. In some EU countires this protection is already in place completely (Slovakia, Italy) or partially (Greece, Slovenia, Germany, France,...) and should be extended to all EU countires NACE review 2.1 - E.C.C.O. has proposed to Eurostat in 2018 a reorganisiation of the section S regarding the economical activities of the cultural heritage sector. This has contributed to the ongoing NACE review 2.1. ESCO Platform DG Employment; E.C.C.O. wants to update, make visible and discrete the conservator-restorer occupation competences profile EU Council resolution on the EU work plan for culture 2023-2026; E.C.C.O. is interested to implement the priority areas for the conservator-restorer profession
Communication Activities
Regarding Directive (EU) 2018/958 E.C.C.O. has published: - Competences for the access to the profession of conservation-restoration; - Professional Guidelines: 1. Profession, 2. Ethics, 3. Education; We organize with through our members the European Days of Conservation-restoration - campaign raising awareness about the profession held in person and on social media every 2nd week of october since 2018; Regarding NACE E.C.C.O. has contributed to the following pubblications: - On the Classification of the Cultural Heritage Sector within NACE; Regarding CHARTER Alliance E.C.C.O. has contributed to the following pubblication prior to the project: - Fostering cooperation in the European Union on skills, training, and knowledge transfer in cultural heritage professions; - Executive Summary EU Open Method Coordiantion in Skills, training and knowledge transfer in heritage professions; - A new European Landscape for heritage professions, Executive Summary; - Voices of Culture on Heritage Professions Skills; - Fostering Innovation in Heritage professions: The effect of the EYCH; - Reflections on Conservation-restoration Practice Today. A European Perspective; For a full list of pubblications please refer to our website www.ecco-eu.org
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
https://www.ecco-eu.org/about-e-c-c-o/partners/ affiliations are CHARTER Alliance, Climate Heritage Network, Europa Nostra, European Heritage Alliance, Heritage Research Hub, Joint Project Initiative (JPI), Pact for Skills, ECHOES (https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/)
Organisation Members
https://www.ecco-eu.org/e-c-c-o-members/
Additional Information
E.C.C.O. works on a strictly volontary basis. The only paid position is the office administrator. All other costs are related to expenses and reimbursements, mainly travel and accomodations costs. In case of involvement in funded European projects single tasks or specific jobs related to the project may be paid.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.