The FIEC board has decided to sign the Lisbon Declaration on Humanities, Open Research and Innovation as an important contribution to the defense of the Humanities. The Lisbon Declaration is the result of the recent European Humanities Conference, organised by CIPSH, UNESCO, and the Portuguese Government's Foundation for Science and Technology, in Lisbon from 5 to 7 May 2021. The FIEC board warmly invites all the affiliated associations of the FIEC to sign it individually as well. The communication of adhesion can be done directly to the President of the CIPSH, Prof. Luiz Oosterbeek (loost@ipt.pt)