Enlargement of the European Union, integral cultural space and transition processes: equal rights and the ecology of culture

Abstract

The needs and priorities of the provision of equal rights and of the solutions of the problems of ecology of culture, especially in the Central and Eastern European countries, are characterized. These needs and priorities are identified in the context of the processes of creation and further development of integral cultural space in Europe, as well as considering to the main challenges for the further transition and modernization processes in the conditions of globalization, European integration and creation of the knowledge based society and knowledge economy. New theoretical concept oriented to the creation, development and further modernization of integral cultural space in Europe in the context of the enlargement of the European Union is described. Priorities of cultural policies to be implemented in the situation of the enlargement of the European Union are discussed.