Culture 2007-2013 programme
The aim of the multi-annual Programme is to encourage and support cultural cooperation within Europe in order to bring the European common cultural heritage to the fore. The Programme proposes funding opportunities to all cultural sections and all categories of cultural operators contributing to the development of cultural cooperation at European level, with a view to encouraging the emergence of European citizenship.
The programme mainly promotes:
* trans national mobility of cultural players;
* trans national circulation of artistic and cultural works and products;
* intercultural dialogue and exchanges.
Cultural contact points have been established in the Member States and in most of the other countries taking part in the programme. They are responsible for promoting the programme, facilitating the participation of as many cultural professionals as possible, ensuring an exchange of information with national cultural institutions, maintaining contact between the participants in the various Community programmes and a link with the other sources of information on the various Community programmes.
The Cultural Contact Point Croatia is a department established within the Directorate for International Cultural Co-operation of the Ministry of Culture in 2006. By signing and ratifying the
Memorandum of Understanding (HR/EN) in 2007, the Republic of Croatia became a full member of the Programme.