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Division I.3 Special cultural events with a European or international dimension

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These events, substantial in scale and scope, should strike a significant chord with the people of Europe and help to increase their sense of belonging to the same community as well as making them aware of the cultural diversity of the Member States, as well as intercultural and international dialogue.

These events include in particular:

  1. (i)

    the European Capital of Culture and the European Cultural Month;

  2. (ii)

    organising symposia to study questions of common cultural interest in order to foster cultural dialogue both inside and outside the Community;

  3. (iii)

    organising innovative cultural events which have a strong appeal and are accessible to citizens in general, particularly in the field of cultural heritage, artistic activities and European history, and which in particular provide a link between education, the arts and culture;

  4. (iv)

    recognising and highlighting European artistic talent, particularly among young people by means of, inter alia, European prizes in the various cultural spheres: literature, translation, architecture, etc.;

  5. (v)

    support for projects admitted by the appropriate authorities of the participating States and involving the conservation and safeguarding of the cultural heritage of outstanding importance which contributes to development and dissemination of innovative concepts, methods and techniques at a European level and which can be described as ‘European heritage laboratories’.

The priorities relating to these events will be established after consultation of the Committee referred to in Article 5 of the Decision.

Community support may not exceed 60 % of the budget for a special cultural event. It may not be less than EUR 200 000 or more than EUR 1 million a year for the events referred to in item (i). For the events referred to in items (ii) to (v), the corresponding limits will in most cases not be less than EUR 150 000 a year and in all cases not be more than EUR 300 000 a year. The indicative allocation for these activities shall be 10 % of the financial framework of the programme.

The three types of actions and events described in I.1, I.2 and I.3 follow either a vertical (concerning one cultural field) or horizontal (associating several cultural fields) approach.

An indicative description of these approaches is provided in Annex II.