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Helping the cultural sector to understand the European Union with useful information covering:

• About the EU
• Recent EU developments of interest to the cultural sector
• New publications
   
  

Funding from the EU (European Union)

EU FUNDING FOR THE CULTURAL SECTOR 

The European Union consists of a number of institutions, of which the 3 main ones are:

• The European Commission (which manages the funding programmes)
• The European Parliament (representing the citizens of Europe)
• The European Council (representing the Member States) 

Some relevant websites for the European Commission and the European Parliament are listed below:

European Commission: Culture Portal 

European Commission: DG Education & Culture

European Commission: DG Education & Culture: Culture Unit 

European Commission: DG Information Society & Media

European Commission: DG Information Society & Media: Media Unit

European Commission: Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency

European Parliament: Culture Committee

In addition, the following EU institution may also be of interest: Committee of the Regions

Current & recent EU developments and initiatives

The European Agenda for Culture (Communication 2007)

2009: European Year of Creativity and Innovation

2008: European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID)
UK Contact Point for EYID (EUCLID) 

Search all official EU websites for additional information - go to http://searcheuropa.eu/  

Cultural Statistics (2007)

The Economy of Culture in Europe (2007) 

Eurobarometer qualitative study on the Europeans, culture and cultural values (2007) 

"Culture for Europe, Europe for Culture" (2007)

Culture and Education (2006) 

National Systems of Public Guarantees (2004) 

Study on the European Cities and Capitals of Culture and the European Cultural Months (2004) 

Feasibility Study concerning a possible European Cultural Observatory (2003) 

Study on cultural cooperation in Europe (2003) 

Mobility and Free Movement (2002) (PDF) 

Exploitation and development of the job potential in the cultural sector in the age of digitalisation (2001)