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Cyprus
Cyprus
- Arts
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
The Organisation of European Programmes and Cultural Relations was founded in 2020 and aims to promote and disseminate contemporary Cypriot artistic creation and to contribute in every possible way to the European and international cultural network. The Organisation operates the Creative Europe Desk Cyprus, the National Contact Point for the "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values" programme and the Cyprus Center for Music Research, Innovation and International Networking, among many other programs and tasks. At the same time, the main purposes of its establishment are the maximization of the absorption of European resources for the fields of culture from the programs of the European Union through the continuous support, training and empowerment of the artists and the bodies of the contemporary creation in Cyprus.
The mission of the Organisation of European Programmes and Cultural Relations is to promote and disseminate information about contemporary Cypriot artistic creation, and to support the Cypriot cultural agents in the pursuit of their European and international ambitions.
The main objectives of the Organisation are the management of National Contact Points of European funding programmes related to the field of Culture, the maximization of the absorption of European cultural funding resources, and pursues them through the provision of continuous support, training and empowerment of Cypriot artists and cultural agents, the professional development and strengthening of the competitiveness of local cultural professionals, the offering of training on issues related to cultural management, and the implementation of the national cultural policies related to European and international affairs.