{"id":1489,"date":"2026-02-12T17:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:53:08","slug":"30-jan-2026-craftour-general-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/2026\/02\/12\/30-jan-2026-craftour-general-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Jan 2026 : CRAFTOUR General Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1489\" class=\"elementor elementor-1489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da655bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da655bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6497e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6497e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b023f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b023f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CRAFTOUR General Conference <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab5f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab5f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium - 30 January 2026<span style=\"font-size: 2rem\"><\/span><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce7167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ce7167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03161ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03161ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a67f9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a67f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ff58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42ff58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From evidence to action for European crafts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9968fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9968fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"768\">On 30 January 2026, the CRAFTOUR General Conference was held at the European Parliament, marking a decisive moment in the initiative\u2019s journey from research and dialogue to structured policy engagement.<\/p><p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"1165\">Hosted by Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament, and opened together with representatives of the European Commission and the Research Executive Agency, the conference presented the first consolidated policy evidence emerging from CRAFTOUR and engaged European policymakers in a direct exchange on the future of the crafts sector.<\/p><p data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1454\">Bringing together crafts professionals, educators, researchers, heritage stakeholders and institutional representatives, the event demonstrated the strategic relevance of crafts for cultural heritage, skills development, sustainability, territorial cohesion and European competitiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b824a6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7b824a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"Opening by Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Opening by Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"CRAFTOUR General Conference audience. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">CRAFTOUR General Conference audience. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/7.png\" alt=\"Opening by Katja Reppel, Head of Unit in the European Commission\u2019s Directorate General for Research. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Opening by Katja Reppel, Head of Unit in the European Commission\u2019s Directorate General for Research. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/5.png\" alt=\"Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"Panel 2 -Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais, Fabrizzio Panozzo, Professor of Cultural Policies, Ca\u2019Foscari University. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 2 -Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais, Fabrizzio Panozzo, Professor of Cultural Policies, Ca\u2019Foscari University. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/8.png\" alt=\"Panel 2 \u2013 Speaker Calum Iain Maciver, Chief Executive of the Harris Tweed Authority. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" 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src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/3-milestones.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/3-milestones.jpg 900w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/3-milestones-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/3-milestones-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd92a79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd92a79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab4f6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built on three milestones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d9ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d9ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1574\">The General Conference was the culmination of a structured trajectory:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1999\"><li data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1698\"><p data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1698\">The <strong data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1604\">Policy Round Table<\/strong> at the European Commission (10 December 2025), where initial recommendations were presented<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1862\"><p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1862\">The <strong data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1730\">Scientific Conference<\/strong> in Antwerp (29 January 2026), which consolidated research evidence and will contribute to a forthcoming peer-reviewed publication<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1999\"><p data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1999\">The <strong data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1918\">General Conference at the European Parliament<\/strong>, translating evidence into policy dialogue<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2157\">This sequence reflects CRAFTOUR\u2019s methodological approach: <strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2156\">bottom-up, evidence-based, and rooted in collaboration between practitioners and researchers<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1962b98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1962b98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8440ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a8440ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0dc11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb0dc11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e828c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e828c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50504d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50504d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why crafts matter at the European level<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c215db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c215db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2360\">Throughout the conference, speakers provided converging evidence that crafts are not a niche activity, but a cross-sector ecosystem interconnected with:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2402\">Traditional and sustainable building<\/li><li>Historic monument conservation<\/li><li>Fashion, luxury and interior design<\/li><li>Music, instrument making and performing arts<\/li><li>Tourism and local development\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2731\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2731\">The first panel clearly demonstrated that crafts function as a critical infrastructure supporting multiple European value chains.<\/p><p data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2731\">Speakers: Alfonso Pallavicini,\u00a0President of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehh.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Historic Houses<\/a> . S\u00e9bastien Mainil,\u00a0Director Awap \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agencewallonnedupatrimoine.be\/nos-centres-de-formation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Paix Dieu School &amp; P\u00f4le de La Pierre. <\/a>Hugh Roche Kelly,\u00a0Independent Woodturner and Head of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sonian.brussels\/about-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workshop at Sonian<\/a>, Brussels. Evy Lenoir,\u00a0Roofer and President of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uap-org.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union des Artisans du Patrimoine (UAP). <\/a>Laura Miguel Baumann,\u00a0Secretary General of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europeancraftsalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Crafts Alliance<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2821\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2821\">The second panel focused on crafts\u2019 societal impact, highlighting their contribution to:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2825\" data-end=\"2872\">Tangible and intangible heritage safeguarding<\/li><li data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"2920\">Territorial identity and cultural diversity<\/li><li data-start=\"2923\" data-end=\"2940\">Social cohesion<\/li><li data-start=\"2943\" data-end=\"3029\">Employment, entrepreneurship and competitiveness<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3231\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3231\">A recurring message emerged, while national evidence confirms the strong economic and social impact of crafts, the absence of comparable European-level data severely limits effective policymaking.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Speakers: Lodovico Folin, UNESCO Representative to the EU. Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.institut-savoirfaire.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais<\/a> . Audrey Aubard,\u00a0Secretary General,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffigia.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FFIGIA. <\/a>Calum Iain Maciver, Chief Executive of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harristweed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris Tweed Authority .<\/a>\u00a0Fabrizio Panozzo,\u00a0Professor of Cultural Policies,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unive.it\/web\/en\/497\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ca\u2019Foscari University<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2869ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2869ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6458c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6458c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/1-1.png 500w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/1-1-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alfonso Pallavicini, President of European Historic Houses , Laura Miguel Baumann, Secretary General of European Crafts Alliance, and Hugh Roche Kelly, Independent Woodturner and Head of Workshop at Sonian, Brussels <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ce37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30ce37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/CRAFTOUR-website-photos-1-e1773066023554.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/CRAFTOUR-website-photos-1-e1773066023554.png 499w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/CRAFTOUR-website-photos-1-e1773066023554-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Madina Benvenuti, MD of Mad'in Europe, Lodovico Folin, UNESCO Representative to the EU, Fabrizio Panozzo, Professor of Cultural Policies, Ca\u2019Foscari University and Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34c7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d34c7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6a3e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f6a3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8fad1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b8fad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d5c43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8d5c43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"535c1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/THIRD.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/THIRD.png 1080w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/THIRD-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/THIRD-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/THIRD-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ff278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ff278\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be29b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be29b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key conclusions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47e5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47e5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5263\" data-end=\"5293\">The conference concluded that:<\/p><ul data-start=\"5295\" data-end=\"5660\"><li data-start=\"5295\" data-end=\"5383\"><p data-start=\"5297\" data-end=\"5383\">Crafts remain highly fragmented at European level despite their strategic importance<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5384\" data-end=\"5456\"><p data-start=\"5386\" data-end=\"5456\">Coordinated evidence-gathering delivers rapid and meaningful results<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5457\" data-end=\"5545\"><p data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5545\">Policy impact is strongest when practitioners are recognised as key actors of change<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5546\" data-end=\"5660\"><p data-start=\"5548\" data-end=\"5660\">Continued European support is essential to consolidate and scale this work.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5662\" data-end=\"5804\">CRAFTOUR partners reaffirmed their collective commitment to deepen cooperation and continue building a coherent European framework for crafts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b00c4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b00c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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RECOMMENDATIONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7575fa9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7575fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1d9bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d1d9bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f30df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2f30df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To effectively communicate complex Policy Recommendations to the conference audience, these insights were transformed into two visually engaging storytelling videos. Each video focused on a specific set of recommendations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fef93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69fef93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9243dcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9243dcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d511933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d511933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=N5MsF5DbfVg&amp;t=4s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9d91d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe9d91d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f77855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3f77855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=VmExFD81JsA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee402f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ee402f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6ebc0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a6ebc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aee95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58aee95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dc3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4dc3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuing the conversation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac979f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac979f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the CRAFTOUR General Conference, a podcast interview was recorded with Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament, focusing on the realities, challenges and future of the crafts sector in Europe. The discussion featured invited speakers from the CRAFTOUR General Conference, including Madina Benvenuti &#8211; coordinator of the CRAFTOUR Initiative and Managing Director of Mad&#8217;in Europe, Audrey Aubard &#8211; Secretary General of FFIGIA and Hugh Roche Kelly &#8211; Independent Woodturner and Head of Workshop at Sonian Brussels.\u00a0 The interview was conducted and moderated by Emily Keane, whose questions helped deepen the conversation on the role of crafts within European frameworks, ranging from competitiveness and the green transition to innovation and heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd89a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4bd89a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=7bn0U7dYfIc&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRAFTOUR General Conference European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium &#8211; 30 January 2026 From evidence to action for European crafts On 30 January 2026, the CRAFTOUR General Conference was held at the European Parliament, marking a decisive moment in the initiative\u2019s journey from research and dialogue to structured policy engagement. 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