EU - EUROPEAN UNION

 This page aims to help the cultural sector understand the European Union.  It covers the following:

• 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 & INITIATIVES

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

2007 Communication on Culture:
"Culture for Europe, Europe for Culture" (consultation) 

The Economy of Culture in Europe (2007) 

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