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Ex-post Evaluation of the Pilot Schemes and Preparatory Actions for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas


Sector:
Conservation Architecture
Conservation of historic cities and centers
Heritage management
Area: Western Balkans
Country: Western Balkans
Period: 2019
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Framework contract: FRAMEWORK CONTRACT SIEA LOT 4: Human Development and Safety Net
Amount: € 193 290

Between 2008 and 2012, the European Commission ran two Pilot Schemes and three Preparatory Actions for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans. A total amount of EUR 11.75 million were allocated by the European Parliament to i) rehabilitate cultural heritage sites affected by war-related actions, involving several ethnic and religious communities; ii) foster inter-cultural dialogue, reconciliation and return; iii) raise the awareness of cultural diversity in the Western Balkans among the youth; and iv) support human or local economic development.

The objective was to launch a number of actions aiming to rehabilitate cultural heritage sites affected by war-related actions in conflict areas of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Croatia and Serbia. The actions also aimed to raise the awareness of cultural diversity in the Western Balkans, to build confidence and support to local education, and to develop knowledge and skills of high cultural quality. Through the Pilot Schemes and Preparatory Actions, different methods of implementation were used, the benefits of which are the subject of this evaluation:

  1. Pilot Scheme for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans for the year 2008, implemented through works contracts for the preservation of cultural and religious monuments managed by the EU Delegations in the Western Balkans. The pilot scheme was developed through two complementary projects: "Development of a Regional Cultural Heritage Facility in Kosovo" aimed to set up a mechanism for vocational training and scholarships in the field of cultural heritage for the Western Balkans. "ARCH-Stolac: Reconstruction of Architectural Heritage in Stolac" aimed to rehabilitate the region through the restoration of identified historical sites with a view to supporting local economic development and making Stolac an attractive place to live, work and visit.
  2. The Pilot scheme for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans for the year 2009 was implemented through works contracts for the preservation of cultural and religious monuments managed by the EU Delegations in the Western Balkans. The pilot scheme was developed through three complementary projects covering different aspects of rehabilitation of cultural heritage i.e.: cross-border component, local development of a border area, industrial heritage and re-conciliation of communities.
  3. The Preparatory Action for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans for 2010 was implemented through a call for proposals managed by the European Commission centrally, that aimed to preserve and restore valuable cultural and religious objects damaged or destroyed by war or other political conflicts.
  4. The Preparatory action for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans for 2011 was a direct grant to the Regional Cooperation Council for “Sustaining the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage in the Western Balkans”.
  5. The Preparatory Action for the year 2012 was implemented through works contracts (and service contracts for the supervision of the works) resulting from calls for tenders managed by the EU Delegations in the Western Balkans. The main purpose was the identification, selection and rehabilitation of three cultural heritage sites.

The beneficiaries of this thematic evaluation are the European Commission and the beneficiaries of the assistance covered by it. The period to be evaluated is 2008-2012.



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