Culture

• At least 40% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be made available to support artistic and cultural creation, exchange and mobility. The programme shall focus on networked cooperation between cultural operators and local stakeholders in cultural programming and education to enhance outreach and promote human rights, cultural diversity and the participation and cultural self-expression of women, social, ethnic and cultural minorities, and persons in vulnerable situations with specific regard to Roma.
• The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be 60% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme.
• The National Focal Point and the Programme Operator shall, at the latest by the submission of the Concept Note, demonstrate adequate programme management capacity and expertise to fulfil the Programme Operator’s responsibilities.
• The National Institute of Immovable Cultural Heritage shall contribute to the development of the programme.
• The possibility of predefining a project building capacity for the preservation of and interdisciplinary research on underwater cultural heritage shall be explored when developing the Concept Note.
• The programme shall also support the sustainable revitalisation of cultural heritage sites to create vibrant and inclusive cultural and community hubs that reflect the local identity, respond to local needs and harness the potential of local cultural resources.
• The programme shall contribute to the inclusion and empowerment of Roma through targeted measures developed in consultation with relevant stakeholders and meet the target set in section 3 “Specific concerns” of this Annex.
• The programme shall strengthen the capacity of art, culture and cultural heritage to drive sustainable local development, resilience and social cohesion, especially through strengthening democracy, the freedom of cultural expression, open dialogue, resistance to disinformation, and through increasing participation and community engagement, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

No projects have been signed under this programme. That is a real state rather than a gap in the data: bilateral funds and newly agreed programmes both sit here.