EU Cultural Relations Platform

Global cultural relations are catalysers for engaging Europeans with critical questions about their worldwide historical responsibilities and the systemic issues of our times. Cultural professionals are mediators and multipliers for connecting Europeans with the contemporary challenges of citizens and communities around the world.

ECF has long been advocating for more culture in EU external relations. Together with a partner consortium of European cultural institutes, networks and universities, we contribute to the new EU Cultural Relations Platform. Until 2023, ECF will design and offer a series of annual exchange and learning experiences for leading cultural professionals from around the world and Europe. Our new programmes will support the EU Platform in its aims to ‘promote and facilitate sustainable cultural exchanges, people-to-people activities, and co-creation processes between Europeans and citizens from countries all over the world.’

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i-Portunus Houses

i-Portunus Houses was part of the i-Portunus pilot scheme, co-funded by the European Commission, dedicated to testing diverse mobility models for artists, creators and cultural professionals. The i-Portunus Houses pilot focused on hosts, underlining their value in providing efficient residencies and working environments for creative individuals.

Tandem

Tandem is a cross-border collaboration programme that supports cultural organisations and their professionals with finding new partners abroad.

Libraries for Europe

We regard the establishment of a programmatic connection between (public) libraries all over Europe engaging millions of citizens as a stimulus for the emergence of a new European Social Network that can fuel a culture of solidarity between individuals and communities, across differences, borders and nationalities.

EU Cultural Relations Platform

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i-Portunus Houses

Tandem

Libraries for Europe