EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European network of national-level organizations engaging in international cultural relations (EUNIC – EU National Institutes for Culture). EUNIC advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU in this field. EUNIC is a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building amongst our members and partners.

Since its inception in 2017, the EUNIC Cluster Armenia has focused on building sustainable relationships with partners in culture and civil society and is responsible for events in the areas of cultural heritage, European languages, and —more recently— education, capacity building and green sustainability.

Armenia already participated in the previous cycle of Creative Europe (2014-2020). Its continued participation in the 2021-2027 cycle provides new opportunities to support the country’s cultural and creative sectors.

The Creative Europe programme 2021-2027 has a budget of € 2.44 billion and is managed by the European Commission through the European Education and Culture Executive Agency.

EU4Culture is a four-year project funded by the European Union to support the culture and creative sector with a special focus on non-capital cities and towns in the Eastern Partnership Countries. The overall objective of EU4Culture is to support culture’s role as an engine for growth and social development in the Eastern Partnership countries.  In 2021, EU4Culture launched a call to support regional cities in creating Cultural Development Strategies. 

EU funded “KATAPULT” Creative Accelerator Program (EUR 3 million) is a project designed by the Armenian General Benevolent Union Armenia (AGBU, lead) in partnership with Creative Armenia (CA, co-applicant) with the global objective to vitalize the CCI ecosystem in Armenia, its creative agents and enablers, to catalyze a thriving creative economy.

European Spaces of Culture is testing innovative collaboration models in cultural relations between European and local partner organisations in countries outside the European Union. At the heart of the project lies a new spirit of dialogue, in which equality, mutual listening and learning represent the core values that help build trust and understanding between peoples. It was initiated by the European Parliament as a Preparatory Action and attributed to EUNIC by the European Commission.

The Cultural Relations Platform is an EU-funded project that connects cultural practitioners worldwide for dialogue, exchange and co-operation. It also provides expertise to the European Union (EU) in the field of international cultural relations. It is designed and available only for the EU delegations.
The Platform is implemented by the Goethe-Institut Brussels, in partnership with the European Cultural Foundation; the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts and the University of Siena.

Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries. It covers the sectors of architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.

With a budget of €21 million, Culture Moves Europe offers mobility grants to around 7,000 artists, cultural professionals and host organisations from 2022 to 2025. 

The European Heritage Hub project – co-funded by the European Union and run by a consortium of 20 partners led by Europa Nostra – is launching a Small Grants Scheme to support projects protecting cultural heritage in EU neighbouring countries. This initiative is supported by the ALIPH Foundation.

The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) an initiative of the European Festivals Association, launches regularly calls to festivals to support emerging artists across Europe.

Armenian festivals are eligible.

Each year in May, the Delegation organises a European film festival and some side events.

This festival brings together EU member states and the EUNIC Armenia cluster, some professionals, some EU funded projects, cultural players, small private cinemas in the provinces, and communication partners.

The EU Delegation organizes different cultural activities, as supports initiatives/events by others, if they are in line with its objectives, i.e. are aimed at EU awareness raising, related to European values (democracy, human rights, etc.).

The Delegation cooperates with the Armenian Ministry of Culture, as well as with the EU MS for the European Heritage Days, European Days of Languages.

These initiatives/activities are being financed from the Delegation’s FPI budget.