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European Cultural Foundation
Active in culture and the arts as well as the media, and with an impressive track record in education since 1954, the European Cultural Foundation is Europe's only independent, non-national and pan-European cultural foundation. It runs its own programs and awards grants, which keeps it close to the grassroots cultural sector, and makes it a credible advocate of strong cultural policies for Europe. Its work is cross-border: directed across the borders that exist between people and between countries, throughout the European cultural space and across the Mediterranean.
An extensive network of 20 National Committees supports the European Cultural Foundation throughout Europe. Their very different national backgrounds and character reflect Europe's diversity. The Multicultural Center Prague serves as the Czech National Committee of the European Cultural Foundation. Since 2003, the Multicultural Center Prague has supported the efforts of the ECF as the Czech National Committee of the European Cultural Foundation.
The Swiss philosopher and European visionary, Denis de Rougemont, set up the European Cultural Foundation in 1954, appointing Robert Schuman as its first President. The Foundation moved from Geneva to Amsterdam in 1960, thanks to the generosity of the Foundation's President at that time, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
It was founded to 'promote cultural and educational activities and research of a multinational nature and European character and to add a cultural and human dimension to the economic, technical and legal processes of European integration.
The European Cultural Foundation is an independent, non-governmental organization. It stands for an open, democratic Europe which respects the basic human rights and cultural diversity of its people. It is committed to the importance of the cultural dimension within the process of wider European integration. The Foundation developed innovative programs to encourage respect for cultural diversity, such as ERASMUS and EURYDICE on behalf of the European Commission and closely cooperated with the Commission on the TEMPUS program.
For more information, please visit www.eurocult.org 
