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Tõnis Lukas Mindaugas Kvietkauskas Nauris Puntulis Minister of Culture Minister of Culture Minister for Culture of the Republic of Estonia of the Republic of Lithuania of the Republic of Latvia Mailis Reps Algirdas Monkevičius Ilga Šuplinska Minister of Education Minister of Education, Minister of Education and Research Science and Sport of the and Science of the of the Republic of Estonia Republic of Lithuania Republic of Latvia 7 February 2020 1/0220-45 Honourable Ministers, On 31 January 2020, members of the Education, Science and Culture Committee of the Baltic Assembly discussed cultural cooperation of the Baltic States and minimising of the environmental footprint of cultural events. Members of the Education, Science and Culture of the Baltic Assembly would appreciate answers of all ministries regarding the following questions: - What legislative and/or administrative measures are currently in place to consider environmentally-friendly way for organising cultural events (incl. large-scale festivals)? - Are there legislative and/or administrative obstacles for procurements regarding organising cultural events (incl. youth and large-scale festivals) in environmentally friendly way? We would like to request you to provide with answers to the questions listed above in writing by 7 March 2020. Sincerely yours, Vice Chair of the Chair of the Education, Vice Chair of the Education, Science Science and Culture Education, Science and and Culture Committee of the Culture Committee of the Committee of the Baltic Assembly Baltic Assembly Baltic Assembly Signe Kivi Irena Šiaulienė Dace Bluķe Republic of Estonia Republic of Lithuania Republic of Latvia Contact person: Agnija Antanoviča, [email protected]