We are honoured to announce that our European initiative has been nominated for the 14th edition of the “European Cultural Brand Awards” in the category European Cultural Investor of the year 2019.

The Award Ceremony will take place during the Gala evening of the “Night of Cultural Brands” on November 7th, 2019 at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein in Essen in Germany in the presence of Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for International Cultural Affairs at the Federal Foreign Office.

This year Opéra national du Rhin, in France and Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, in Germany hosted the Opera Europa's autumn conference, where the representatives of opera houses, ballet companies and festivals from all over the world got together. On this occasion Fundraising Forum, a joint activity between Opera Europa and FEDORA, and FEDORA's General Assembly took place with the opening speech of Peter Spuhler, Director of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.

Discover the photos of Opera Europa Conference and our General Assembly!

On January 17th, 2019 Director of FEDORA Edilia Gänz was invited by the EESC - European Economic and Social Committee to join their public hearing panel about "European Philanthropy: an untapped potential".
The panelists discussed what the EU institutions could do to promote organised philanthropy in Europe and how this could contribute to EU values and economic growth.