On 24 and 25 November 1999 the 13 founding members (‘Core Group’)
of the European Network of National Heritage Organisations (ENNHO) met
in Brussels to formally constitute the Network and to examine the future
of the network.
The Statutes of the network were signed and formally adopted and
presentations were made by officials from the European Commission on
environment issues and funding programmes (Culture 2000 and Access).
Further topics discussed by the ‘Core Group’ included the benefits of
ENNHO; networking practicalities; the ENNHO Website; the European
Exchange Programme and the way forward. It was agreed that these themes
would be taken forward to the ENNHO General Assembly in June 2000.
One of the outcomes of the meeting was a unanimous decision to continue
with the European Exchange Programme and to consider how to make the
programme more multilateral. The ENNHO Secretariat agreed to source
funding from the European Commission for the next Exchange Programme and
it was anticipated that this will take place in 2001-2002.
