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The distances of Europe

Date
2010
Archive
Central Administrative Archive of the Department of Culture
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ACC-CLT-1
Link to the archive
Description

The document “Les distàncies d’Europa”, produced by the Department of Culture in 2010 and preserved in the Central Administrative Archive, reflects on the links, tensions and approximations between Catalonia and the European project. At a time of political and cultural transformations, this institutional text highlights the need to rethink Catalan identity in relation to Europe, not only from the point of view of geography, but also from the point of view of culture, memory and democratic participation. The document shows how Catalan culture has historically been projected towards Europe, all the while claiming its uniqueness and contribution. It is a testimony to how the Catalan institutions have wanted to place the cultural debate at the center of European construction, and how the archives preserve this desire for dialogue and mutual recognition.