Editing Europe (section)

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Europe}}
{{further|European folklore|European art}}
[[File:Grossgliederung Europas-en.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|Map purportedly displaying the European continent split along cultural and state borders as proposed by the German organisation [[Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (Germany)|Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen]] (StAGN)]]

"Europe" as a cultural concept is substantially derived from the shared heritage of [[ancient Greece]] and the [[Roman Empire]] and its cultures. The boundaries of Europe were historically understood as those of [[Christendom]] (or more specifically [[Latin Christendom]]), as established or defended throughout the medieval and early modern history of Europe, especially [[Early Muslim conquests|against Islam]], as in the [[Reconquista]] and the [[Ottoman wars in Europe]].<ref>[[Hilaire Belloc]], [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8442 Europe and the Faith] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316121024/http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8442 |date=16 March 2018 }}, Chapter I</ref>

This shared cultural heritage is combined by overlapping indigenous national cultures and folklores, roughly divided into [[Slavic Europe|Slavic]], [[Romance-speaking Europe|Latin (Romance)]] and Germanic, but with several components not part of either of these groups (notably [[Greek culture|Greek]], [[Basque culture|Basque]] and [[Celtic Europe|Celtic]]). Historically, special examples with overlapping cultures are [[Strasbourg]] with Latin (Romance) and Germanic, or [[Trieste]] with Latin, Slavic and Germanic roots.
Cultural contacts and mixtures shape a large part of the regional cultures of Europe. Europe is often described as "maximum cultural diversity with minimal geographical distances".

Different cultural events are organised in Europe, with the aim of bringing different cultures closer together and raising awareness of their importance, such as the [[European Capital of Culture]], the [[European Region of Gastronomy]], the [[European Youth Capital]] and the European Capital of Sport.

=== Sport ===
{{Main|Sport in Europe}}
Sport in Europe tends to be highly organised with many sports having professional leagues. The origins of many of the world's most popular sports today lie in the codification of many traditional games, especially in the United Kingdom. However, a paradoxical feature of European sport is the extent to which local, regional and national variations continue to exist, and even in some instances to predominate.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dine |first1=Philip |title=Sport, Representation and Evolving Identities in Europe |last2=Crosson |first2=Seán |publisher=Peter Lang |year=2010 |isbn=9783039119776 |location=Bern |pages=2}}</ref>

=== Social dimension ===

In Europe many people are unable to access basic social conditions, which makes it harder for them to thrive and flourish. Access to basic necessities can be compromised, for example 10% of Europeans spend at least 40% of household income on housing. 75 million Europeans feel [[Social isolation|socially isolated]]. From the 1980s income inequality has been rising and wage shares have been falling. In 2016, the richest 20% of households earned over five times more than the poorest 20%. Many workers experience stagnant [[real wages]] and [[precarious work]] is common even for [[essential workers]].<ref name=SustainableProsperity>{{Cite web|url=https://sustainable-prosperity.eu/story/|title=Sustainable Prosperity – Made in Europe|website=sustainable-prosperity.eu}}</ref>