Creative Europe–Armenia ( hy, Ստեղծագործական Եվրոպա – Հայաստան, translit=Steghtsagortsakan Yevropa – Hayastan) is the

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

n branch of the

Creative Europe Creative Europe is a European Union programme for the cultural and creative sectors. In its first phase, going from 2014 to 2020, it had a budget of € 1.47 billion, which were expanded to € 2.44 billion in its second phase (2021-2027). His ...

programme. Creative Europe–Armenia was founded in 2018, with the support of the

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, and is headquartered in

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History

The general objectives of

are to safeguard, develop and promote

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an cultural and linguistic diversity and to promote Europe's cultural heritage, to strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors, in particular of the

audiovisual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service pr ...

sector, with a view to promote

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, sustainable and

inclusive growth Inclusive growth is economic growth that raises standards of livings for broad swaths of a population. Proponents for inclusive growth warn that inequitable growth may have adverse political outcomes. The definition of inclusive growth implies dir ...

. Creative Europe–Armenia was established on 20 March 2018, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the participation of Armenia in Creative Europe. The memorandum was signed by the Armenian

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and former

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

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. Commissioner Navracsics welcomed this new opportunity to strengthen

Armenia–European Union relations Armenia and the European Union have maintained positive relations over the years. Both parties are connected through the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which was signed in 2017. Armenian former Foreign Minister Eduard N ...

through culture and noted that Armenia was the fourth

Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint initiative of the European External Action Service of the European Union (EU) together with the EU, its member states, and six Eastern European partners governing the EU's relationship with the post-Sovi ...

member to join after Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The

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of Armenia subsequently ratified membership in the programme. The agreement is an important achievement in the framework of the

Armenia–EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement The Armenia–EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement or CEPA is a partnership agreement between the European Union and Armenia. The agreement advances the bilateral relations between the European Union and Armenia to a new, partnersh ...

signed in November 2017. Former EU Ambassador to Armenia,

Piotr Świtalski Piotr Antoni Świtalski (born 2 August 1957, in Kutno) is a Polish diplomat; permanent representative of Poland to the Council of Europe (2005–2010) and ambassador of the European Union to Armenia (2015–2019). Life Świtalski has graduated ...

, stated "Armenia will strengthen ties with the European Union by joining the programme. The benefits of the program will be tangible not only for Armenian artists, but for regular citizens as well". Following Armenia's accession, Armenian cultural organizations could now apply for funding. Eastern Partnership member countries are eligible for a maximum of 30% of the overall project budget. On 20 December 2019, Armenia hosted the ''Create, Preserve, Enhance'' event under the Creative Europe programme. The event celebrated the results and achievements of the Armenian participants in the programme and was attended by members of the

Delegation of the European Union to Armenia The Delegation of the European Union to Armenia ( hy, Եվրոպական միության պատվիրակությունը Հայաստանում, translit=Yevropakan miut’yan patvirakut’yuny Hayastanum) is the diplomatic mission of the Euro ...

. On 15 November 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Ararat Mirzoyan Ararat Samveli Mirzoyan ( hy, Արարատ Սամվելի Միրզոյան; born 23 November 1979) is an Armenian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Before this, he served as President of the National ...

highlighted the importance of Armenia's participation in Creative Europe as a symbol of Armenia's partnership and cooperation with the EU.

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