Programme: Creative Europe - Cross-Cuting Strand 2021

Programme	Creative Europe - Cross-Cuting Strand 2021
Acronym	CREA-CROSS-2021
Type of Fund	Direct Management
Description of programme "Creative Europe - Cross-Cuting Strand 2021"	In line with the objectives of the Programme, the CROSS-SECTORAL strand shall have the following priorities: to support cross-sectoral transnational policy cooperation including on promoting the role of culture for social inclusion and on artistic freedom and promote the visibility of the Programme and support the transferability of results; to encourage innovative approaches to content creation, access, distribution, and promotion across cultural and creative sectors and with other sectors, including by taking into account the digital transition, covering both market and non-market dimensions; to promote cross-sectoral activities aiming at adjusting to the structural and technological changes faced by the media sector, including enhancing a free, diverse, and pluralistic media environment, quality journalism and media literacy, including in the digital environment; to support the establishment and activities of Programme Desks in participating countries and to stimulate cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices within the cultural and creative sectors.
Link	Link to Programme
Thematic Focus	Art & Culture, Cultural Heritage, History, Media, Equal Rights, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Social Inclusion, Clustering, Development Cooperation, Economic Cooperation, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation, Community Integration, European Citizenship, Shared Services
EU Macro-Regions	Adriatic and Ionian Region, Alpine Region, Baltic Sea Region, Danube Region
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Armenia / Հայաստան Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Kosovo Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Armenia / Հայաստան Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Kosovo Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Project Partner	No
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association, Other
Applicant details	The following entities are eligible to participate in the Programme if they are active in cultural and creative sectors: legal entities established in: a EU Member State or an overseas country or territory linked to that Member State; a third country associated to the Programme; or a third country listed in the work programme; legal entities created under Union law; international organisations. Legal entities active in the cultural and creative sectors established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme shall exceptionally be eligible to participate in the Programme where such participation is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action. Legal entities active in the cultural and creative sectors established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme shall in principle bear the cost of their participation. Where it is in the Union’s interest, additional contributions from the external financing instrumeents may cover the costs of the participation of such legal entities.
Contact Details	The website of the European Commission and the EExcutive Agency for Eduction, Audiovisual and Culture provides detailed infromation on the Creative Europe programme.