The biennial report of the European Heritage Label (EHL) has been published. It was prepared under the direction of Gábor Sonkoly, EHL Selection Panel Chair, Sigita Bugenienė, General Rapporteur and Zdeněk Novák, General Rapporteur.
Abstract
In 2025, the European Heritage Label Selection Panel successfully accomplished the ninth selection of the new sites for the title of the European Heritage Label (EHL). The number of candidate sites was twenty, which was 20% more than the previous selection year in 2023.
Finally, the number of selected European Heritage Label sites has also increased by almost 20% percent, now reaching eighty sites. As a consequence, there are eleven Member States in the EU: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, which can boast at having at least five EHL sites or subsites, and another five Member States, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Romania and Slovenia, which possess at least three EHL sites or subsites.
Thus, from this year onwards, sixteen EU Members States can enjoy the benefits of a national “EHL network”, while simultaneously strengthening their connection with the overall EHL community through cross-border dialogue and cooperation
The European Heritage Label
The European Heritage Label is a European Union initiative that celebrates and promotes our common European heritage. Every two years, the European Commission awards new European Heritage Label Sites scattered around the EU.
European Heritage sites are milestones in the creation of today’s Europe. Spanning from the dawn of civilisation to the Europe we see today, these sites celebrate and symbolise European ideals, values, history and integration.
Since 2013, these sites have been selected for their symbolic value, the role they have played in European history and the activities they offer. These sites bring the European Union and its citizens closer together.
The European Heritage Label is unique with its focus on education, outreach and awareness of the diverse historical and cultural paths that have led to the creation of today’s Europe.
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