EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027

AN INTRODUCTION INTO 13 EU PROGRAMMES AND THEIR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTOR

PUBLISHED BY THE DESK KULTUR (DE) funding instruments is open for CONTENT cultural and creative projects and 1. INTRODUCTION complements the support that is 2. CREATIVE EUROPE provided by Creative Europe, the 3. AMF EU’s main programme addressing 4. CERV the cultural, creative and audio- 5. DIGITAL EUROPE visual sector across Europe. 6. ERASMUS+ Against this backdrop, this 7. EAFRD publication intends to provide a first 8. ERDF glance on the new generation of EU 9. ESF+ funding programmes 2021-2027 that 10. ESC are accessible for the cultural and 11. creative sector. Apart from Creative 12. Europe, insights into 13 programmes 13. INVESTEU 14. NDICI are presented on the following pages.

The publication is a result of the INTRODUCTION “Infodesk Corona”, a project implemented by the German Creative Culture is considered an important Europe Desk KULTUR and pillar of the EU as it significantly supported by the German Minister of contributes to social cohesion, State for Culture and the Media in the building a common sense of light of the German EU Council belonging and promoting shared Presidency. The “Infodesk Corona” values and cultural diversity. For aims at providing insights into that reason, the Treaty of the current and future EU support Functioning of the EU defines measures for the cultural and creative culture as a cross-cutting area that sector. builds bridges and synergies to other policy areas. As a result, a wide range of European

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 1 The Creative Europe Desk Due to the current pandemic, the KULTUR is the national contact next MFF is supplemented by Next point in charge of promoting Generation EU (NGEU), an Creative Europe Culture, the only additional budget for Europe’s EU funding programme explicitly recovery from this crisis. After dedicated to the cultural and successfully negotiating with the creative sector. It helps German , the Council cultural and creative organisations has finally adopted the new long- to find suitable funding for their term budget on December 17, 2020. projects and to prepare their Accordingly, the MFF comprises applications. 1074.3 billion euro, while the NGEU provides further 750 billion euro, resulting in an overall EU household of 1.8 trillion euro for the THE CURRENT upcoming seven years. Being NEGOTIATIONS OF THE divided in seven different areas, the EU BUDGET budgetary plan sets the conditions and framework for the political and Due to the spread of Covid-19, the economic priorities and activities including the design of the almost Brexit and further political and 40 funding instruments. societal transformations across Europe and the world, 2020 has been an extremely challenging year. Moreover, it represents the end of MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL the current EU household 2014- FRAMEWORK 2020, the so-called Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) that NEXT GENERATION EU covers a period of seven years. Consequently, the EU institutions have been discussing the future budget determining the financial EU HOUSEHOLD 2021-2027 regulations for 2021-2027.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 2 EU SUPPORT MEASURES implemented relatively quickly, e.g. IN TIMES OF COVID-19 SURE, others are still under negotiations. However, in both cases, the measures are usually foreseen to It is evident that the ongoing supplement national policies. As a pandemic has tremendous effects on result, it mostly depends on the the European economy and society. individual Member States to decide Thus, the EU and its Members States how to define the areas benefitting have been forced to quickly react to from this additional support. the frequently evolving challenges deriving from the spread of Covid- With view to the cultural and creative 19. To begin with, the EU has sector which has apparently been demonstrated great flexibility in heavily affected by the pandemic, terms of current funding which this means that it is up to the national guaranteed that most of the running recovery plans and strategies to projects could adapt to the new incorporate additional financial circumstances without losing their assistance directed towards cultural financial support. Additionally, the organisations and professionals. EU has introduced several support instruments for assisting the Member However, the European Parliament is States to respond to and recover calling for a 2% earmark for culture from the severe consequences of the within the Recovery and Resilience virus, amongst others the Recovery Facility (part of NGEU). At the time and Resilience Facility, ReactEU, of the publication a decision was not RescEU and SURE. While some of yet made. Furthermore, looking these instruments have been ahead to the new funding period starting from 2021, the EU has ensured that the new generation of programmes offers support for COVID navigating through and regenerating from the current crisis. RERECAOVERY CTEU RESCEU SURESIRLIENCE E

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 3 WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT?

2018 The final adoption of the MFF paves the way for negotiating and adopting EUORPEAN COMMISSION the wide range of programmes that PUBLISHED PROPOSALS FOR EU PROGRAMMES shape the EU’s funding landscape.

While the European institutions have NOVEMBER 2020 already reached provisional agreements regarding a number of AND instruments in December 2020, their EP AGGREE ON NEW MFF final conclusion is necessary for the programmes to be able to start at the 2020/2021 beginning of 2021. Once this is done, the guidelines and work EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS programmes relevant for each fund HAVE TO AGREE ON EU PROGRAMMES will be published and provide concrete information on the priorities, procedures and calls. 2021 Depending on each programme, this OFFICIAL START OF NEW is most likely to be expected in the EU PROGRAMMES first half of 2021.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 4 REMARKS FOR READING THIS PUBLICATION

The information provided in this publication only represents the current state of play and provisional architecture of the programmes according to the latest updates from December 17, 2020. These insights are mostly based on the proposals of regulations published by the for each programme in 2018 as well as additional material made available by the EU institutions [1]. As they are gradually negotiating and adopting the new programmes starting from 2021 onwards, this is only a preliminary overview of programmes to get a first idea about their design and future opportunities, with main emphasis on the cultural and creative sector. For that reason, detailed funding possibilities, participating countries and further criteria are yet to be known.

The budgets are indicated in fixed prices from 2018.

[1] This publication relies on the information provided on the websites indicated for each funding programme as well as the official documents published by the European institutions on EUR-Lex.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 5 CREATIVE EUROPE

budget 2.24 bn €

target group cultural and creative sector

to support culturan diversity and cultural heritage in objectives Europe and to increase the competitiveness of the CCS

Creative Europe is the only EU The Culture sub-programme is open to programme specifically dedicated to all cultural and creative sectors, from the cultural, creative and audio- performing and visual arts to music visual sectors. It promotes the and the creative industries. It provides European cooperation between financial support to projects with a cultural organisations and the European dimension aiming to share protection of the common European cultural content across borders. The cultural heritage and the cultural four main funding schemes as known diversity in Europe. Furthermore, it from the previous programme will be aims at increasing the continued: competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the Cooperation projects: Support to audio-visual sector. The new cooperation between at least three Creative Europe programme different organisations from the receives 2.24 billion euro which is different eligible countries an increase of 800 million euro in Networks: Support to networks comparison with the previous which represent a cultural sector funding period. It continues to be and which help building capacity divided into three sub-programmes: in their field Culture MEDIA Cross-sectoral strand

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 6 Platforms: Support to platforms production of European audio- which facilitate the access to the visual works. MEDIA will support European market for emerging the development of audio-visual talents works, production of innovative TV Literary Translation: Support to content and serial storytelling, the publishers and publishing houses distribution of these works through for the translation of European various means (festivals, fairs, VoD literature etc.). Throughout all measures, it will specifically strive for more In addition to these schemes, support gender equality within the sector. for the mobility of individual artists is foreseen. The sector specific The cross-sectoral strand will funding for music will be introduced support cross-sectorial approaches within the next seven years, building combining innovative ideas from on the experiences of Music Moves both the cultural and audio-visual Europe. Additional support to the sectors. In addition, the strand will following sectors was announced: fund projects to support a free, architecture and cultural heritage, diverse, and pluralistic media design and fashion, cultural tourism. environment, quality journalism and media literacy. The MEDIA sub-programme supports the EU film and audio- More information here. visual industries. It aims at stimulating collaboration, and innovation in the creation and

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 7 ASYLUM AND MIGRATION FUND (AMF)

budget 8.705 bn €

local and regional authorities, civil society target group organisations

to support early integration measures of asylum seekers objectives and migrants

The Asylum and Migration Fund is Supporting legal migration to the the EU’s support in the field of MS and contributing to the asylum, integration and migration. integration of third-country Previously, it was called AMIF and nationals was established in response to the Reducing irregular migration and high migratory movements to improving the effectiveness of Europe since 2015. The new return and re-admission in third programme mainly focuses on countries early integration measures, while A large part of this funding is other aspects are also addressed by managed by the individual Member programmes such as the European States in accordance with their Social Fund+ or Erasmus+. Yet, the specific needs and national overall objectives of the fund are: integration programmes, but a smaller part of the programme is Developing and fostering the also administered by the European Common European Asylum Commission, thereby facilitating System transnational projects. As a result, the relevant priorities can differ from country to country and the given context.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 8 WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE?

In this context, cultural and creative stakeholders can mainly contribute to the second priority with emphasis on integration measures. For that purpose, intercultural and inter- religious dialogue plays a crucial role as well as the general exchange and dialogue between migrants and the local society. Thus, cultural projects can help foster the migrants’ active participation and inclusion in the receiving society while simultaneously contributing to the society’s acceptance and tolerance of its new community members. Furthermore, the cultural and creative sector can also help to develop and create new approaches for trainings and integration programmes dealing with education, language, civic orientation or professional guidance.

More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 9 CITIZENS, EQUALITY, RIGHTS AND VALUES (CERV)

budget 1.6 bn €

target group local and regional authorities, NGOs

to promote European rights and values and to bring objectives Europe closer to its citizens

Citizens, Equality, Rights and Equality and rights strand Values (CERV) is a new programme Citizens' engagement and merging two previous funding participation strand instruments: Europe for Citizens and Daphne strand Rights, Equality and Citizenship. By means of the new programme, the During the latest budgetary EU aims at promoting the values it negotiations, the European is based on – amongst others institutions have agreed on a equality, freedom and democracy – significant increase for the in order to oppose the increasing programme resulting in 1.6 billion extremism, discrimination and euro which equals more than inequalities it is facing lately. With doubling the foreseen amount of 0.6 the intention of fostering an open, billion euro. This highlights once inclusive and democratic society, more how pressing and crucial the the new programme provides reinforcement of the European funding in the following categories: values when looking at the current economic, political and social developments.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 10 WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? and tolerance as well as to building a common sense of belonging European citizenship and culture within the EU. In this regard, are mutually interlinked as they historical, cultural and intercultural both rely on common history, aspects play an important role; both cultural diversity, remembrance for remembering Europe’s past and and shared values. Therefore, there for building its future. In this is a strong synergy between context, the cultural and creative Creative Europe and CERV. sector can actively participate in encouraging citizens to engage with Activities funded under the each other as well as with the citizens’ engagement and common history, rights and values. participation strand are supposed This also builds a bridge to the to bring the EU closer to its equality and rights strand whose citizens by improving their emphasis lies on protecting and understanding of Europe’s history, supporting rights of children, diversity and cultural heritage. women and people with disabilities Thus, it facilitates encounters and and fighting intolerance, exchanges of people from different discrimination and racism. Cultural countries and cultures as for projects can possibly contribute to example through transnational achieving these goals, e.g. through town-twinning projects or raising awareness or developing collaboration of civil society creative ways of overcoming organisations. Creating inequalities. opportunities for citizens to meet and enter into dialogue about their ways of living shall contribute to increasing the mutual respect More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 11 DIGITAL EUROPE

budget 7.588 bn €

target group innovation sector

objectives to support Europe's digitisation

Supporting the digital transformation Thereby, it offers opportunities for of Europe’s economy and society higher education and research lies at the heart of Digital Europe. institutions, larger companies and Thus, this programme aims at SMEs as well as other stakeholders improving and fostering the digital from the innovation sector. capacities and to expand and facilitate the access and use of digital technologies which is also seen as WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? crucial for the recovery from the current pandemic. It provides Given that the cultural and creative financial support in five key areas: sector has proven to be highly innovative in experimenting with Supercomputing digital tools, it is also addressed by Artificial intelligence Digital Europe, mainly under two Cybersecurity priorities. Digital skills Deployment and accessibility of In the context of deployment and digital technologies accessibility of digital technologies, financial support strives at ensuring that the public sector and areas of public

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 12 interest are able to access and use digital technologies and to adapt to new digital trends. In this regard, cultural projects shall provide creators and creative industries in Europe with access to the newest digital technologies possibly ranging from artificial intelligence to advanced computing. Moreover, the digital exploitation of and access to cultural heritage shall be facilitated in order to promote cultural diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship.

In the light of the area digital skills, support is offered for improving digital skills and fostering professionalization by designing different methods and formats of training. Amongst others, these projects target students, IT professionals, entrepreneurs and small business leaders and related workforce in these areas, thus also include opportunities for cultural and creative professionals to benefit from developing or participating in these kind of courses.

More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 13 ERASMUS+

budget 23.4 bn €

target group formal and non-formal education

to foster the access and quality of formal and non-formal objectives education and to facilitate mobility across Europe

Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme for WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? education addressing a wide range of formal and non-formal educational The strong link between education fields such as schools, universities, and culture is evident in this youth work, sports, vocational and programme which is also supposed adult education. The main priority is to to complement Creative Europe. promote lifelong and inclusive Especially in the field of informal learning across Europe which is learning cultural education plays a facilitated by the following key crucial role as it helps to experiment actions: with and follow new creative and artistic approaches, formats and Learning mobility methods. In this regard, cultural and Cooperation among organisations creative projects can significantly and institutions contribute to improving social Support to policy development and inclusion, access to education or cooperation intergenerational learning, e.g. in Jean Monnet actions focusing on libraries, museums or cultural European integration matters centres.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 14 Most importantly, the key actions non-formal education and offer “learning mobility” and valuable approaches for youth “cooperation among organisations mobility and youth encounters, e.g. and institutions” provide diverse through theatre or circus projects. opportunities for the cultural and creative sector to develop and In addition to that, cooperation participate in projects funded by among organisations and Erasmus+. Learning mobility aims institutions rather emphasizes the at facilitating the mobility and long term perspectives and is also exchange of individuals in the field known as so-called strategic of education - be it at school, partnerships. Public and private university or in others formal or organisations shall cooperate in informal contexts. The participation order to build long-lasting and contribution of cultural and partnerships and improve the creative organisations is essential in quality and diversity of learning this context, thereby mainly experiences. Organisations that focusing on adult education and build a bridge to cultural education youth work. On the one hand, are eligible in this context which culture is essential here in the enables theatres, libraries, context of capacity-building and museums and other cultural and improving skills related to topics creative organisations to foster such as intercultural competences, transnational cooperation. Thereby, learning languages and creating the exchange of best practices and inclusive and creative formats and the development of creative, artistic places to learn, e.g. through and inclusive teaching methods – organising job-shadowing, either in the field of adult education trainings or exchanges with partner or in the context of youth work – organisations. On the other hand, shall be at the heart of funded cultural and art education are projects. crucial in the field of More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 15 EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)

budget 77.850 bn €

target group local and regional authorities, NGO, public and private institutions

objectives to support sustainable and inclusive rural development

Helping rural communities to WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? develop a vibrant and economically and socially viable environment is In general, the support for cultural the overarching objective of the projects is not clearly mentioned in European Agricultural Fund for the programme, however the Regional Development (EAFRD). EAFRD facilitates investments in While it is part of the common rural infrastructures which does not agricultural policy (CAP), its focus exclude cultural infrastructures. goes beyond the agricultural sector Against this backdrop, measures to and mainly lies on implementing restore and protect cultural heritage innovate strategies and measures to in rural areas, to offer cultural support rural development from a activities or to promote rural tourism more cross-cutting and holistic and related cultural and touristic approach. services are possible ways for the cultural and creative sector to access this funding programme.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 16 Furthermore, the so called LEADER approach has been widely established under the umbrella of the EAFRD both in the past and current EU funding period. Nowadays, LEADER is mainly understood as community- led local development and encourages bottom-up initiatives and cooperation of regional actors to help rural areas all over Europe to develop. Local action groups (LAG) are in charge of implementing LEADER initiatives which means that the national and regional levels pave the way for the content and design of these projects. Thus, if and how the cultural and creative sector can participate in and profit from this funding highly depends on the local priorities. Yet, experiences from the previous programme have shown that there is a wide range of culture-based project financed by LEADER.

More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 17 EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF)

budget 226.9 bn €

target group local or regional authorities, public institutions, NGOs

to support support cohesion policies and sustainable objectives and inclusive regional development

Enhancing regional development A smarter Europe by promoting and cohesion policies is one of the innovative and smart economic main investments of the EU which is transformation – amongst others – operationalised A greener, low-carbon Europe by in terms of the European Regional promoting clean and fair energy Development Fund (ERDF). This transition, green and blue financial support contributes to investment, the circular economy, closing the social and economic gap climate adaptation and risk existing between and within EU prevention and management Member States. As a result, this A more connected Europe by instrument strives for building a enhancing mobility and regional strong relationship between the EU ICT connectivity and its regions and cities and helps A more social Europe to modernise the latter. For implementing the European Pillar modernizing its cohesion policies, of Social Rights the EU has defined overall priorities A Europe closer to citizens by which also apply for the European foster the sustainable and Regional Development Fund: integrated development of urban, rural and coastal areas and local initiatives

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 18 WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE?

In general, the programme is in favour of supporting cultural projects, but the preliminary guidelines do not yet present explicit ways of involving the cultural and creative sector. This is partly due to the regional focus inherent in the ERDF which leads to determining additional national and regional priorities. Nevertheless, evidence shows that the European Pillar of Social Rights which is part of the fourth priority as well as the fifth priority of bringing Europe and its citizens closer togehter include diverse opportunities for the cultural and creative sector.

Furthermore, investing in the exploitation and protection of cultural heritage and in the development of cultural infrastructures has proven to be feasible and successful in the past programme and simultaneously seems like a promising approach in the future ERDF as well.

More information here.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 19 EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND+ (ESF+)

budget 87.319 bn €

local and regional authorities, public and private target group institutions, NGOs

objectives to build a more social and inclusive Europe

Empowering and investing in Equal opportunities and access to people, their skills, education and labour market training lies at the core of the Fair working condition European Social Fund+. By Social protection and inclusion addressing policy areas like education, employment and social Consequently, supporting actions to inclusion, the EU wants to obtain fair social protection, a high- strengthen its social dimension and skilled workforce and high find suitable responses to challenges employment levels is an important emerging from social exclusion, step for Europe’s recovery from the new forms of work or technological ongoing pandemic as well as for its developments. The ESF+ unites transition to a green and digital several previous funding economy. Hence, all measures shall programmes (Youth Employment respect and promote the European Initiative, the Fund for the European Pillar of Social Rights which Aid to the Deprived and the EU provides a new framework of rights Programme for Employment and for citizens encompassing 20 main Social Innovation) under one principles that are at the core of the umbrella striving for: new ESF+. For that purpose, social innovation and bottom-up approaches shall be encouraged,

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 20 especially through facilitating WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? partnerships and cooperation including the public and private Both the European Pillar of Social sector as well as civil society. The Rights and the ESF+ intend to fact that this instrument partly improve the access and underlies shared management implementation of social rights for means that the Member States and European citizens which is often their regions can influence and interlinked with cultural aspects adapt the priorities to their specific and rights. However, the needs and conditions. Therefore, it preliminary design of the depends on their decisions to what programme does not foresee an extent their regional objectives rely important role for the cultural and on the cultural and creative sector. creative sector to contribute to its overall objectives. Nevertheless, some of the relevant topics of the ESF+ such as gender equality, lifelong learning, work-life balance, support to children and inclusion of elderly and people with disabilities can theoretically be tackled through cultural and creative approaches and projects.

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EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 21 EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS (ESC) budget 895 m €

target group formal and non-formal education

to enhance the engagement of young people and objectives organisations and to foster cohesion and solidarity

The European Solidarity Corps months. Thereby, the participating mainly addresses young people aged young people practice solidarity and 18-35 from the EU and partner learn to build a sense of belonging, countries and invites them to however only in armed conflict-free participate in voluntary activities countries. Moreover, the volunteers usually located in regions facing get the chance to improve their social, societal challenges and severe crises. civic and cultural skills which can The participants can engage in two help them on their future personal and areas: professional path. That is why theprogramme also aims at reaching Strand 1: participation in solidarity out for young people with different activities addressing societal backgrounds and those who usually challenges face more obstacles in accessing Strand 2: European Voluntary educational, cultural or social Humanitarian Aid Corps opportunities and support.

The voluntary activities and related Regardless of the respective field and topics are diverse and can range location of activity, the European from environment, youth work or Solidarity Corps offers young people children care to inclusive work with to get involved in: minorities and can last up to 12

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 22 Volunteering WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? Traineeships and jobs Solidarity projects Deriving from the openness of the Networking activities programme and the diversity of Quality and support measures relevant topics and activities, the European Solidarity Corps offers At the same time, the European multiple opportunities for cultural Solidarity Corps offers international projects. What matters is that the key organisations – both public and idea of the programme – fostering private ones – to host and support social skills and professional these volunteers. This involves e.g. competences of the volunteers – is organising networking activities or considerably taken into account and offering trainings and support in strongly interlinked with the cultural administrative issues.The involvement and creative activities. This is given and possible partnership of these especially in the context of the first organisations also helps fostering strand participation in solidarity European cooperation and solidarity. activities addressing societal In order to participate, organisations challenges. have to qualify through a national process relying – amongst others – on More information here. criteria such as non-discrimination and equal treatment.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 23 HORIZON EUROPE

budget 79.9 bn €

target group research and innovation sector

to support European research and innovation and to objectives increase Europe's competitiveness

Horizon Europe is the main EU WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? funding instrument dedicated to research and innovation. Due to its On the first sight, Horizon Europe large size, it has a relatively complex might not seem very accessible for structure which is summarised in cultural projects. However, three pillars: considering that is goes beyond supporting academia and research Pillar 1: Excellent Science organisations and also provides Pillar 2: Global Challenges and funding for a wide range of public European Industrial and private institutions, Horizon Competitiveness Europe is also open for cultural and Pillar 3: Innovative Europe creative institutions and industries. Most importantly, there are Throughout the entire programme, significant news in the context of interaction of science, technology, the second pillar, as a specific social sciences and humanities is cluster named culture, creativity encouraged including the input of the and inclusive societies has been cultural and creative sector. The main introduced composed by three aims are to obtain sustainable priorities: innovation, to provide attractive and creative jobs, to improve the use of digital technologies, to foster education and citizens’ engagement.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 24 Enhancing democracy and invites curators, designers, restorers governance and other creative professionals to Culture, cultural heritage and react to the growing consumer creativity demands and develop new Management of social and products and designs and to protect economic transformations artefacts of cultural heritage.

While the first and third priority are Apart from these two ways of also suitable for cultural projects, it is accessing direct funding, there is evident that the second priority is another important aspect: the so most relevant. In this light, activities called knowledge and innovation shall improve the protection and community for the cultural and restoration of cultural heritage and creative industries (KIC CCI) which facilitate more engagement and is supposed to start in 2022. Based better access to it, including digital at the European Institute of tools. Raising awareness of the Innovation and Technology (Pillar diversity of European cultural 3), it will form a partnership heritage and its common roots shall consisting of stakeholders from also strengthen the sense of education, innovation and research belonging. Furthermore, projects that aims at developing innovative shall help to drive sustainable growth strategies to make the CCI more and job creation by enhancing the resilient and competitive. Thus, the innovation potential of the cultural results and activities shall and creative industries. contribute to decrease the fragmentation of the cultural and Additionally, further opportunities creative landscape and help especially for the cultural and building a fertile environment for creative industries are hidden behind the cultural and creative the cluster called digital, industry and professionals and organisations. space which is also part of pillar 2. On the one hand, support in the sub- More information here. category advanced materials

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 25 INTERREG

budget 7.95 bn €

target group regional and local authorities, NGOs, and public and private institutions

to support cross-border cooperation for improving objectives Europe's cohesion and quality of life

Interreg is part of the European The related funding for reaching these territorial cooperation (ETC) and as objectives is distributed according to such it is based on the general four regional focuses: architecture and principles defining  the European cohesion policies as Cross-border cooperation  outlined in relation to the ERDF (page Transnational cooperation and 18). Additionally, Interreg specifically maritime cooperation  aims at: Interregional cooperation Outermost regions cooperation Increasing the effectiveness of labour markets and facilitating Against this backdrop, the access to quality employent geographical coverage is defined for Providing access to education, each of the four categories and results training and lifelong learning in different programme areas. Improving the equal access to Consequently, the programme is affordable, sustainable and quality administered on the national or healthcare services regional level depending on the Enhancing the effectiveness and composition and location of each resilience of healthcare systems Interreg area. Deriving from that, there  Fostering social inclusion, can be significant differences among facilitating equal opportunities and the regional priorities and objectives fighting poverty and discrimination underlying the provision of financial support.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 26 WHAT'S IN IT FOR policies as well as the specific CULTURE? objectives of Interreg encompass aspects such as education, social inclusion and integration which are As part of the cohesion policies, fundamentally linked with culture. Interreg substantially aims at On the other hand, cultural projects bridging the gap between Europe have clearly been part of the and its citizens, most importantly previous programme, e.g. in terms of through improving the social building transnational networks and cohesion and quality of life in activities among cultural urban, rural and coastal areas. Due stakeholders, facilitating intercultural to the focus on the local level and exchanges, investing into cultural its specific needs in the respective infrastructures, safeguarding cultural programme area it is difficult to heritage or strengthening cross- make a general statement about the border media services. Therefore, it role of culture in this funding is very likely that similar activities instrument. However, several with the cultural and creative sector factors contribute to assuming that are eligible according to the new the cultural and creative sector is Interreg guidelines 2021-2027. active and relevant in this context. More information here. On the one hand, the general priorities of the EU’s cohesion

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 27 INVESTEU

budget 9.4 bn €

target group public and private sector

to facilitate investments and to contribute to Europe's objectives competitiveness

InvestEU unites various former EU Throughout these priorities, InvestEU financial instruments and is the EU’s mainly addresses SMEs and mid-cap main support programme for boosting companies including those based in public and private investments. Thus, the cultural and creative sector, it provides essential support to all media, journalism and the audio- sizes of companies and guarantees visual sector. that their investments contribute to the current EU’s policy priorities such as WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? the and digitisation. Against this backdrop, it In terms of promoting activities and has four general policy windows: stakeholders from the cultural and creative sector, InvestEU offers  Sustainable infrastructures several opportunities, however with  Research, digitisation and strong emphasis on supporting innovation companies and enterprises which  Social investment and skills makes it more accessible for the  SMEs creative industries. Most importantly, support for SMEs and social investments and skills refer to the cultural and creative sector, yet there might prospectively be further opportunities in relation to the other priorities.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 28 In the field of social investment and Furthermore, the so-called Guarantee sWHkills, AfinTa'nSc iaIlN su IpTpo Frt OaimRs Cat ULTURE?Facility for the Cultural and Creative improving social infrastructures, Sector which used to be part of social inclusion, integration of Creative Europe (2014-2020) will be vulnerable groups as well as part of InvestEU from 2021 onwards. promoting education and training. It aims at facilitating the access of Here, cultural activities can play a cultural and creative organizations to crucial role in contributing to these bank loans and financial support. goals. However, this depends on the individual Member States that have to The support for SMEs aims at make arrangements with their improving the accessibility and national banks. So far, only very few availability of financial support for Member States have put it into small and medium-sized enterprises practice and it remains to be seen which are often part of the cultural how this will be implemented in the and creative sector. Moreover, future. COSME which used to be an independent programme from 2014- More information here. 2020 supporting a wide range of cultural and creative projects will continue running under this umbrella.

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 29 NEIGHBOURHOOD, DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

INSTRbudUgeMt ENT 7(1N.8 bnD € ICI)

external action regarding neighbouring countries and target group other territories

to strengthen cooperation with non-EU countries and to foster objectives Europe's position in the world

The Neighbourhood, Development WHAT'S IN IT FOR CULTURE? and International Cooperation Instrument is an important tool to The role of culture has lately strengthen and modernise the EU’s received increasing attention in the external policies with the intention to EU’s external relations and therefore foster stability, peace, prosperity and NDICI also supports actions with the sustainable development and to cultural and creative sector and is decrease poverty. The financial coherent with the logic behind support to foster the dialogue and Creative Europe. Most evidently, cooperation with countries outside the culture is addressed in three EU is provided through the following categories of the thematic pillar: components: Human rights and democracy  The geographical pillar Civil society and peace  The thematic pillar Global challenges The rapid response pillar

EU FUNDING FOR CULTURE 2021-2027 - PAGE 30 Cultural interventions are explicitly migration. It is not clear though how highlighted in the frame of global concretely these additional mentions challenges. On the one hand, this of culture will result in support for entails projects that promote cultural cultural and creative cooperation diversity and intercultural dialogue with third countries. in order to build and strengthen Besides, the geographical pillar inter-community relations. On the might provide further opportunities other hand, supporting cultural for cooperation with the cultural and activities is underlined as important creative sector especially contribution to sustainable social considering that it shall complement and economic development. actions and priorities highlighted Additionally, cultural heritage is under the thematic pillar. However, another focus. as the respective regions and Apart from this, cultural aspects are countries have individual needs and also relevant regarding other funding focuses, this is yet to be subthemes – both within the known and can differ from region to category global challenges and region. beyond – such as education, human rights, gender equality and More information here.

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Published by: Creative Europe Desk KULTUR c/o Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. Weberstraße 59a, 53113 Bonn

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