Supporting the traditional arts and crafts industry in Mongolia

Traditional craftsmanship is a significant part of Mongolia’s intangible cultural heritage reflecting intellectual, aesthetic, and symbolic expressions. Traditional arts and crafts in the country are constantly re-created, as they are passed on from generation to generation embodying not only a distinctive nomadic way of thinking, but also spiritual beliefs. The Cultural Relations Platform, in partnership with Supporting the traditional arts and crafts industry in Mongolia

EU-Kenya Music Xchange: supporting music and cultural exchange with Kenya

Throughout the last sixty years, Kenya’s music sector has witnessed an impressive transformation. From the initial years of independence in 1963 until now, Kenyan music has embarked on a long journey, enhancing the country’s cultural legacy, and aiming at the international music scene.   During the initial post-independence era, Kenya’s musical landscape focused on traditional folk EU-Kenya Music Xchange: supporting music and cultural exchange with Kenya

EU as Guest of Honour at FIL Guadalajara: Supporting collaboration between European and Latin American professionals

The 37th edition of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, took place from November 25 to December 3, 2023, and saw this year the participation of the EU as Guest of Honour (GoH). The fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America, with 15.000 book professionals and catalogues of more than 1.500 publishers from 35 countries. EU as Guest of Honour at FIL Guadalajara: Supporting collaboration between European and Latin American professionals

EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum “Partners in Change”: A recap with the Young Opinion Leaders

The EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum: Partners in Change recently took place in Brussels (Belgium) on July 13th and 14th, 2023. With an emphasis on youth participation, the forum aimed to provide a platform for young people, civil society organizations, and local authorities to exchange ideas and contribute to shaping a sustainable and inclusive EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum “Partners in Change”: A recap with the Young Opinion Leaders

EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum “Partners in Change”: Meet the Young Opinion Leaders

In an increasingly connected world, youth, civil society, and local organizations have been playing a key role in the relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Within this framework, the EU is organizing an EU-LAC Forum, which will bring together youth, civil society, and local authorities. The forum is scheduled to take EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum “Partners in Change”: Meet the Young Opinion Leaders

International Laboratory in Moldova: Rethinking the Institutional Design of Project-based Public Funding for Culture in the Eastern Neighbourhood Region

The Cultural Relations Platform in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Moldova, organised the International Laboratory ”Rethinking the Institutional Design of Project-based Public Funding for Culture in the Eastern Neighbourhood Region”, that took place between 30 November – 2 December 2022 in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, with the possibility of online attendance from interested audiences. International Laboratory in Moldova: Rethinking the Institutional Design of Project-based Public Funding for Culture in the Eastern Neighbourhood Region

GCRP Reunion Brussels 21 – 25 November 2022

The Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP) is our flagship training programme. It aims to connect cultural professionals from all over the globe. And not only. The main idea of GCRP is to develop participants’ skills and support them to engage in international cultural relations through tailored peer-to-peer learning, cross-cultural collaboration and global networking. Does it always GCRP Reunion Brussels 21 – 25 November 2022

Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP): Alumni Success Stories

Our alumni have a lot of talent! Over the years the Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP) has built a community of nearly 220 cultural practitioners from all over the world. These highly skilled professionals and cultural promoters from diverse creative sectors are strongly committed to international cooperation.  We regularly engage with our network of alumni and closely follow Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP): Alumni Success Stories

Supporting the Ukrainian cultural sector and strengthening collaborations between Ukraine and the EU

The war in Ukraine has affected all swaths of life, including the cultural sector in the country. In such exceptional circumstances, the Cultural Relations Platform (CRP) has been coordinating an activtiy in order to support the Ukrainian cultural sector. As its first step, the project experts Anna Karnaukh and Kateryna Kravchuk developed a document that presents a preliminary needs assessment of Ukrainian cultural actors Supporting the Ukrainian cultural sector and strengthening collaborations between Ukraine and the EU