"Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage” (IRPP/SAAH) in the countries of South-East Europe.
Ljubljana Process is the Council of Europe and the European Commission joint action that opened a new paradigm in European monuments preservation policy.
Initiated in 2003 by the Council of Europe and European Commission, the "Rehabilitation Project Plan of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage in the countries of South-East Europe " entered a new phase during the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union. The recommendations of the Ljubljana conference titled "New Paradigms, New Models – Culture in the EU External Relations" (13-15 May 2008 in Ljubljana) aim at promoting regional co-operation on the platform of the shared European heritage.
In other word, the acutal European programme of monuments preservation does not focus only on "the artistic-historical significance of a monument, but also the social cohesion, piece achievement and education of people living in its environment".
Only three monument ensembles in Serbia - Senjski rudnik, Bač, Felix Romuliana - were selected among 26 "Consolidated Projects" in the SEE, on the basis of their historical and cultural values, achievements in the rehabilitation process and economic potentials of their local environments. Along with the exceptional value of these sites' cultural heritage, it was positive assessment of their perspectives for the sustainable development in the region that decided their choice to the List. Being verified by the Council of Europe, their rehabilitation projects will be funded by European Commission. In addition, Ljubljana Process provides fund-raising acitivities and strategic financial elaborations for introducing the enlisted monument sites into the regional econimic development plans of the domicile countries.
With this purpose, an adiministrative body was established in Serbia to work in cooperation with the national Ministry of Culture on promotional documents and popularization of the Rehabilitation Project at both national and international levels for ensuring public and private funding of its realization.Since the concept of this Project can become exemplary model in the future (but not a ready-to-take solution), it is necessary that the reasons for enlisting the three monument sites into the PIL, on the basis of the Council of Europe's criteria, be clearly presented here.
