PROMOTING CULTURE FOR A STRONGER #strongertogether REPUBLIC OF

Cooperation on culture enriches contacts between societies and promotes cultural diversity and inter- cultural dialogue. At the same time, cultural and creative industries, craft-based SMEs and tourism can help stimulate economic growth. In line with the EU strategy on international and cultural relations, the EU supports a vibrant cultural sector in the Republic of Moldova, which engages citizens, state actors and cultural operators alike, strengthens civil society and affords greater economic opportunities.

WHAT IS BEING DONE

POLICY SUPPORT CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION Fostering the role of culture and Involvement of local communities Funding for cross-border culture, creativity in social and economic in creative industries and heritage heritage and tourism projects development CREATIVE EUROPE CULTURE FOR DIALOGUE Promoting cultural cooperation Culture and creativity for through the EU’s flagship intercultural dialogue and culture programme a stronger civil society

Our heritage: where Culture and creativity the past meets the future Creative Europe programme

In 2015, the Republic of Moldova During three years from February 2018 is the joined the Creative Europe 2015 to January 2018, the Eastern European Year of Cultural programme, the EU’s flagship Partnership Culture and Creativity Heritage programme to support the Programme supported the role of cultural, creative and audiovisual culture and creativity in the social sectors. and economic development of Cultural heritage can be tangible As a result of the agreement, the six Eastern Partner countries, (buildings, monuments, artworks, Moldovan cultural organisations including the Republic of Moldova. books), intangible (knowledge, skills, are now able to participate fully The project’s website and resources remain online and traditions, language), natural (land- in Creative Europe’s Culture are being maintained, including: scapes, flora and fauna), ordigital programme, which supports (resources created in digital form projects in: • key policy briefs and country or digitalised to preserve them). • cultural cooperation resources developed by the • literary translation programme Cultural heritage has a universal • cultural networks www.culturepartnership.eu/en/ value for us as individuals, • platforms for cultural operators article/list-of-publications communities and societies. promoting emerging artists • 14 online training courses It is important to preserve and pass www.culturepartnership.eu/en/ on to future generations. While we publishing/online-learning may think of heritage as being ‘from • Eastern Partnership Cultural the past’, it evolves as we engage Find out more: Observatory, an NGO set up by with it, and has a key role www.ec.europa.eu/programmes/ the programme to continue its to play in building the future. creative-europe policy work www.observatory.culturepartner- Follow the Creative Europe ship.eu Find out more: Moldova office on Facebook: www.europa.eu/cutural-heritage/ www.facebook.com/ Find out more: european-year-cultural-heritage www.europacreativa.md www.culturepartnership.eu CULTURE ACROSS BORDERS

As part of an EU-funded cross-border cooperation project between , Moldova and – ‘Medieval Jewels: Khotyn, and Suceava’ – «For the great castle at Soroca on the Nistru was restored, us, inhabitants as part of a project to develop tourism by linking the of Soroca, the fortress common heritage of the three medieval fortresses a is a symbol of dignity, of our cross the three countries. existence here, of our nation, on As a result of the extraordinary restoration, tourism the edge of the country. Country, across the cross-border region has risen, and 60,000 land, people, family, house, table, tourists recently participated in a medieval festival fortress, church, language, culture.» organised simultaneously in Soroca, Suceava Nicolae Bulat, director of the and Khotyn. Soroca Museum of History and Ethnography. Soroca also benefited from EU support from the COMUS project for community-led urban strategies in historic towns, which supported the city in drawing up a heritage development and rehabilitation plan.

HERITAGE FOR SOCIETY

Did you know that mammoths once stalked the hills of Moldova? That a King of Sweden had his capital «Culture in a Moldovan village? For two years, (2015-17), the can bring revenue EU-funded CHOICE programme has worked with and be a source of local NGOs to bring to life the country’s rich and varied heritage, funding a series of projects to economic development preserve and revitalise cultural heritage, while through tourism and the creating opportunities for local communities. foundation of creative hubs. It can be used to improve Projects included: quality of life.» • From Remembering to Reconciliation: Valeriya Surucanu, manager dialogue between generations of the CHOICE programme • Trajan’s Wall: preserving a common cultural property in Moldova. • Young Photographers: crossroads of culture • Museum: a space for community and cross-cultural dialogue • Reviving history: bringing the Stone Age alive • When Charles XII ruled Sweden from Moldova: a unique historical site • Clay of Time: a journey of ceramics through the ages

Find out more: www.choiceproject.eu

TRADITION FOR DEVELOPMENT

Ana Statova has received EU financial supportthrough «I was always a rural development project implemented by UNDP, passionate about history to turn her ancestral traditions into a successful and dreamed about helping eco-tourist complex in her home village of Congaz. preserve local traditions and Traditional peasant houses built of ecological materials culture, like the dowry I inherited welcome tourists with local traditions, food and wine, from my mother, and the many and provide jobs and investment for the community. traditional Gagauzian food recipes I collected over Find out more: www.medium.un.md the years.»