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The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) is a network of European national institutes of culture and national bodies engaged in cultural and related activities beyond their national borders. EUNIC brings together organizations from all 27 EU member states and adds value through its global network of clusters. By pooling together the resources and expertise of its members and carrying out joint work on common areas of interest, EUNIC is a recognized partner of the EU and its stakeholders in defining and implementing
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an policy on culture inside and outside the EU.


Organization

The overarching purpose of EUNIC is to create effective partnerships and networks between the participating organizations, to improve and promote cultural diversity and understanding between European societies, and to strengthen international dialogue and co-operation with countries outside
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
. Since its establishment in 2006, EUNIC has evolved into a strong network delivering transnational collaborative projects worldwide through its 36 members and 103 clusters. Members consist of national cultural institutions or organizations. Clusters are collaboration platforms established where at least 3 local offices of EUNIC members operate together. Clusters can operate nationwide or citywide. A EUNIC cluster represents the whole of EUNIC and not only those members present in a country or location. On 16 May 2017, during the Danish Presidency of EUNIC and the European Union signed an administrative agreement that outlines joint principles, values and objectives for cooperation, as well as practical arrangements for its implementation. The Presidents are supported by the EUNIC Global office team based in
Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
. The EUNIC Global Office in Brussels also supports the work of EUNIC members and clusters around the world.


Management

EUNIC is managed by a bi-annual meeting of the Heads of its member organizations (General Assembly). They elect from among themselves a
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, a Vice President, and four ordinary members who together represent the EUNIC Board of Directors.


Presidencies

*2020-2021: - DutchCulture, centre for international cooperation *2019-2020: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) *2018-2019: - French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs *2017-2018: - Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs *2016-2017: -
Danish Cultural Institute The Danish Cultural Institute promotes cultural exchanges between Denmark and the rest of the world. It supports projects aimed at long-term cooperation between foreign and Danish cultural institutions, artists and other professionals. The current ...


Board of Directors

Members of the Board of Directors of th
Danish Presidency
President Michael Metz Morch-
Danish Cultural Institute The Danish Cultural Institute promotes cultural exchanges between Denmark and the rest of the world. It supports projects aimed at long-term cooperation between foreign and Danish cultural institutions, artists and other professionals. The current ...
; Vice-President Koen Verlaeckt - Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs; Johannes Ebert - Goethe-Institut; Anne Grillo - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development; Teresa Indjein - Austrian
Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (german: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, abbreviated BMEIA, colloquially ''Außenministerium'') is the government ministry of Austria responsible for diplomatic missions an ...
; Małgorzata Wierzejska - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland *2015-2016: -
Instituto Cervantes Instituto Cervantes (the Cervantes Institute) is a worldwide nonprofit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of ''Don Quixote'' and perhaps the most important figur ...
*2014-2015: - Swedish Institute


Participating members


Members within the EU

Current members of EUNIC (as of September 2020): * -
Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (german: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, abbreviated BMEIA, colloquially ''Außenministerium'') is the government ministry of Austria responsible for diplomatic missions an ...
,
Österreich Institut GmbH Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ci ...
* - Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs * - Bulgarian Ministry of Culture * - Croatia House Foundation * - Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture * -
Czech Centres Czech Centres ( cs, Česká centra) is an organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic consisting of offices in 22 countries throughout three continents. It was established for the promotion of the Czech history, cultu ...
* -
Danish Cultural Institute The Danish Cultural Institute promotes cultural exchanges between Denmark and the rest of the world. It supports projects aimed at long-term cooperation between foreign and Danish cultural institutions, artists and other professionals. The current ...
* -
Estonian Institute The Estonian Institute ( Estonian: ''Eesti Instituut'') is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation based in Tallinn aiming to promote Estonian culture abroad. The institute was founded in 1988/1989 as a shadow foreign office for the Est ...
* - Finnish cultural and academic institutes * - Fondation Alliance française,
Institut Français The Institut Français (French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French Établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial, public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Min ...
,
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs () is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Qu ...
* - Goethe-Institut, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations - IFA * - Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Hellenic Foundation for Culture The Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC; el, Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Πολιτισμού), founded in 1992, is a cultural and educational organization, based in Athens, which aims to promote Greek language and Greek culture. Professor Ioa ...
* - Hungarian Cultural Institute * -
Culture Ireland Culture Ireland ( ga, Cultúr Éireann) is the Irish State Agency established to promote and advance Irish Arts internationally. It was set up in 2005 and is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Its b ...
* -
Società Dante Alighieri The Dante Alighieri Society (Italian: ''Società Dante Alighieri'') is a society that promotes Italian culture and language around the world. Today this society is present in more than 60 countries. It was formed in Italy in July 1889. The so ...
, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) * - Latvian Institute * - Lithuanian Culture Institute * -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (french: Ministère des Affaires étrangères, MAE) is a ministry of the government of Luxembourg, headquartered in the ''Bâtiment Mansfeld'' in Luxembourg City. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is named James Need ...
* - Arts Council Malta * - DutchCulture, centre for international cooperation * -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-natio ...
* -
Instituto Camões The Instituto Camões ( English: ''Camões Institute''), formally, Camões — Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P. ( English: ''Camões — Institute for Cooperation and Language, Public Institute''), is a Portuguese international instit ...
* -
Romanian Cultural Institute The Romanian Cultural Institute ( ro, Institutul Cultural Român, ICR), headquartered in Bucharest, was established in 2004 on the older institutional framework provided by the Romanian Cultural Foundation and before 1989 by the Institute for ...
* - Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republik * - Slovenian Ministry of Culture * -
Instituto Cervantes Instituto Cervantes (the Cervantes Institute) is a worldwide nonprofit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of ''Don Quixote'' and perhaps the most important figur ...
, AECID * - Swedish Institute * -
British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...


Members outside the EU

EUNIC members are present in the following countries: * * - EUNIC Armenia * * * * * * * *


See also

*
Culture of Europe The culture of Europe is rooted in its art, architecture, film, different types of music, economics, literature, and philosophy. European culture is largely rooted in what is often referred to as its "common cultural heritage". Definition T ...
* European integration


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:European Union National Institutes for Culture Cultural policies of the European Union Cross-European advocacy groups Non-profit organizations based in Europe