European Cultural Month is an event created by the
European Union
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to promote
culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...
. It is similar to the
European City of Culture, but lasting for a shorter time and intended mainly for the
Central and
Eastern
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European countries. It was launched in 1990.
The event has currently been suspended. It is possible that it may resume, but would only take place in European cities not in countries which are members of the EU, which are therefore ineligible to be nominated as European city of culture.
It is not to be confused wit
European Month of Culture an initiative of the EU Delegation to the United States, which has run every May since 2013.
References
Cultural policies of the European Union
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