Creative Europe

Creativity is a core element of knowlegde-based economy

Creative sector accounts for:

4,5% of the EU DGP

3,5% of the EU employment (8,5 million jobs)

Why Creative Europe?

A budget increase of 37% would provide:

more opportunities for cultural and audiovisual professionals to develop skills abroad

more opportunities for international distribution of works

more opportunities for international policy cooperation

Creative Europe

300.000 artists and cultural professionals would reach new audiences both in Europe and beyond

More then 1000 European films and 2500 cinemas would receive support

Translation of at least 5000 books would be financed

100 million citizens would be directly reached through the projects financed by Creative Europe

Creative Europe

Future

Erasmus for All and Creative Europe are under discussion by the Council and the European Parliament

The final decision is expected in 2013

For more informationhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-for-all/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/culture/creative-europe/index_en.htm