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The proposal to establish the label was earlier approved by a large majority in the European Parliament.
?The general objectives of the European Heritage Label are to strengthen European citizens? sense of belonging to the European Union, based on shared elements of history and heritage, as well as an appreciation of diversity, and to strengthen intercultural dialogue,? according to the European Commission.
?To this end the Label will seek to enhance the value and profile of sites which have played a key role in the history and the building of the European Union, and seek to increase European citizens? understanding of the building of Europe, and of their common yet diverse cultural heritage, especially related to the democratic values and human rights that underpin European integration,? it says.
