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The cultural dimension The cultural dimension of the Eastern Partnershipof the Eastern Partnership
Culture
Gyöngyi Mikita
Policy Officer, "Culture Policy, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue"
European Commission
Brussels, 26 November 2012
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What institutional framework?
What policy dialogue?
What instruments?
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OutlineOutline
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Platform 4 – Contacts between People (education, culture, youth, information
society etc)
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What institutional framework?What institutional framework?
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Eastern Partnership Platform 4Eastern Partnership Platform 4
Chaired by the European Commission and the European External Action
Service
27 Member States + 6 Partners
European Parlament, General Secretariat of the Council of the European
Union, the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social
Committee, the EaP Civil Society Forum, UNESCO and Council of Europe:
permanent members
Meeting twice a year
Working on the basis of work programmes
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Platform 4 work programme 2012-Platform 4 work programme 2012-2013 – culture2013 – culture
Policy dialogue based on partner's needs, centred around: the impact of investment in culture on socio-economic development, identification of tools to assist policy formulation
A series of events to implement policy dialogue: expert seminar September 2012, high level/Ministerial Conference in 2013, regional seminar on the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions (2013)
Implementation of the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme
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What Policy Dialogue?What Policy Dialogue?
2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
• The main framework of EU relations with third countries in the field of culture
• An integral element of the acquis communautaire
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Dialogue driven by needs of PartnersDialogue driven by needs of Partners
March 2010 – enlarged meeting of Cultural Contact Points
April 2011 – regional seminar on culture, Tbilisi
main challenge for Partners: build a case for culture within
their own countries - have a wider recognition of the role of culture
in socio-economic development and political reform
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Main objective of the dialogue Main objective of the dialogue
Help Partners to raise the profile of culture within their own administrations and improve inter-ministerial cooperation
Raise awareness about the importance of mapping processes, evidence/data gathering
Help Partners in identifying tools that can assist them in policy reform: TAIEX, twinning
Raise awareness of partners about the importance of reaching out to civil society and establishing dialogue structures
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Dialogue - eventsDialogue - events 26 September 2012 – Expert seminar on cultural policy, Brussels
Challenges: sharing of experience (EU and Partners) Diagnosis: reports under Eastern Partnership Culture Programme + needs
seen by civil society Tools: TAIEX, twinning Preparation of high level/Ministerial meeting of 2013
First half 2013 – high level/Ministerial Conference
Mobilising high level participants also beyond culture Highlight success stories about the power of culture in the different threads of
development Mid-term assessment of Eastern Partnership Culture Programme Raise awareness about opportunities under new Creative Europe Programme Guidance on priority issues to tackle in the framework of the Eastern Partnership
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What Instruments (1)?What Instruments (1)?
I. Eastern Partnership Culture Programme 2011-2014
3 million EUR capacity building component – RMCBU -provides technical assistance to address specific priority needs of public institutions and the region's cultural sector,
9 million EUR granted to civil society cultural organisations – profit and non-profit - and national and local institutions for 15 regional cooperation projects.
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What Instruments (2)?What Instruments (2)?
II. Special Actions 2009-2010 under the Culture Programme
Open to ENP countries that have ratified the 2005 UNESCO Convention
III. Creative Europe 2014-2020
Open approach: full participation of ENP countries (on an equal footing
with Member States and candidate and potential candidate countries)
Framework agreement, memorandum of understanding, entry tickets
Importance of expressing interest for the future programme
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Strong interest of Partners
Dynamic dialogue, good potential for regional cooperation in the field of culture
Towards the Ministerial of 2013
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ConclusionConclusionss
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THANK YOU !THANK YOU !
Contact: [email protected]
Our website: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm
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