Cultural Cooperation with the Western Balkans for competitive cultural and creative industries
The European Union (EU) is committed to promoting Europe’s diverse culture in its international relations. Promoting culture as a vital element in EU international relations has been one of the three main objectives of the European Agenda for Culture corresponding to social, economic and external dimensions. This dedication was renewed as part of the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, which aims at:
- promoting the arts, culture and creative thinking in formal and non-formal education and training at all levels and in lifelong learning,
- fostering favourable ecosystems for cultural and creative industries,
- promoting access to finance, innovation capacity, fair remuneration of authors and creators and cross-sectoral cooperation,
- and promoting the skills needed by cultural and creative sectors, including digital, entrepreneurial, traditional and specialised skills.
EU’s external strategy for culture
The Joint Communication 'Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations' is the cornerstone of the EU’s international cultural cooperation. The strategy has three main objectives:
1. Unlocking the potential of culture and creativity for sustainable social and economic development
2. Promoting peace and fighting radicalisation through intercultural dialogue
3. Strengthening cooperation on cultural heritage
The EU fosters cultural cooperation and policy dialogue with countries outside the EU through regional groups, international organisations and bespoke relationships with individual countries.
Candidate and potential candidate countries
The EU's Creative Europe Programme supports Europe's cultural and creative sectors. The entire region participates the in the Culture sub-programme of Creative Europe.
The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) supports the Western Balkans in their preparation for EU accession and facilitates cross-border cooperation, combining bilateral and regional support. Examples of actions under this instrument include the dedicated Call for cultural cooperation projects with the Western Balkans leading to 13 new projects and joint fight against trafficking of cultural goods in the Western Balkans, jointly implemented by the EU and UNESCO.
The Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) instrument and the Twinning programme.
Interreg B, which supports transnational cooperation. Three of its programmes cover partially the Western Balkans (ADRION, DANUBE and Balkan-Mediterranean).
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News
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Events
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Cultural and Creative Industries II: Towards a more social Europe
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Cultural and Creative Industries I: Towards a green and digital Europe
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Horizon Europe Brokerage Event for Cluster 2 - on Culture, Creativity Calls
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Organisations
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The Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change
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Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe
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Calls
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The State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and ICOMOS International, in collaboration with ICOMOS Azerbaijan, are organizing a Capacity Building programme for World Heritage...
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Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Cultural Leadership and Media Programmes
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Call for pool of experts for the European Heritage Label
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Documents
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Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe 2023
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Heritage embraces technology. ICT for cultural tourism strategies
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Guide to funding opportunities for the Cultural and Creative Sectors
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Links
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Cultural Cooperation in the Western Balkans
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Projects
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ReCharge - Resilient European Cultural Heritage As Resource for Growth and Engagement
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Innovative approach and digital contents in historical fortification monuments
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