Creative Europe: Supporting culture, creativity and collaboration
across Europe
The European Union’s Creative Europe programme
[https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe] supports cultural,
creative and audiovisual sectors across Europe through funding,
networking and cross-border cooperation. Since 2014, the programme has
helped organisations and professionals foster cultural diversity,
strengthen artistic expression and unlock the economic potential of
Europe’s creative industries. Managed by the European Commission,
Creative Europe is structured around three strands: Culture
[https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-culture-strand],
MEDIA
[https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-media-strand],
and a cross-sectoral strand
[https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/cross-sectoral-strand]. 

The Culture strand supports initiatives such as international
cooperation projects, European networks, platforms and literary
translation, while the MEDIA strand focuses on the audiovisual sector
by helping develop, distribute, and promote European films and other
audiovisual works. In addition, the cross-sectoral strand encourages
collaboration between different cultural and creative sectors and
supports policy development and innovation. Through these actions,
Creative Europe helps creative professionals reach wider audiences and
build stronger partnerships across Europe. 

Creative Europe also has strong links to the open data ecosystem.
Information on funded projects, results and programme activities in
publicly available through the European Commission’s Creative Europe
Project Results platform,
[https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe] enabling researchers,
policymakers and citizens to explore how EU funding supports cultural
and creative activities. Access to such information promotes
transparency, encourages evidence-based policymaking and helps
stakeholders better understand the impact of investment in Europe’s
cultural and creative sectors. 

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Publication Date/Time
2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00
The European Union programme helps cultural and creative sectors grow,
innovate and connect across borders