Irena Guidikova

Irena Guidikova was founder of the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities programme. Throughout her career at the council, she has focused on policy innovation in such fields as youth and cultural policy, participatory democracy, diversity and intercultural integration. She currently manages a team supporting governments, jointly with cities and other stakeholders fostering systemic change in anti-discrimination and inclusion across all types of diversities.

Beyond identity politics and culture wars—a new universalism

Irena Guidikova

We used to demand peace and love—now we demand no discrimination and no hate. Why did we lower our ambitions? Political debate today is desolate—not ... Read more

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Join the conference “Healthy mind, stronger Europe”

On World Mental Health Day, 10 October, join us for the conference “Healthy mind, stronger Europe”, where we’ll put forward real, progressive solutions.
Despite growing awareness of its impact on all our lives, mental health has yet to gain the momentum it deserves in EU policymaking. The latest EU budget and Commission mandate still fall short on policy work on mental health that reflects progressive values - including gender mainstreaming.
Bringing together policymakers, practitioners, academics and civil society, this event presents the results of three expert groups that have been working on concrete recommendations.