Piret Hartman
Kultuuriminister 10.08.2022
nr 10.1-13/835-1
Kultuuriministeerium
Austatud minister
Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Mariya Gabrieli 09.08.2022 kirja nr Ares (2022)
5660730 (Welcome Letter).
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Mariya GABRIEL
Commissioner for Innovation, Research,
Culture, Education and Youth
Brussels, 9th August 2022
Dear Minister Hartman,
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Culture.
I am looking forward to a strong and productive cooperation. In the context of the
current challenges, and notably the Covid-19 pandemic that had profound implications
for the cultural and creative sectors, artists, art practitioners and audio-visual and
media professionals, I firmly believe that the Commission and the Member States should
continue to work in close partnership, in order to ensure a swift and sustainable
recovery.
We are entering now a new phase of policy cooperation on culture at EU level.
Discussions on a new Council Work Plan for Culture 2022+ have started. In this
perspective, the cultural sectors’ recovery and resilience, the working conditions of artists
and cultural professionals, the green and digital transitions, as well as the leverage of
culture for sustainable societal transformation are of paramount importance. We are
eager to join forces on the implementation of major initiatives, such as the New
European Bauhaus, a key instrument towards more sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful
places and lifestyles.
Allow me again to congratulate you, and all the best for your term in office.
Yours sincerely,
Mariya Gabriel
Ms Piret Hartman
Minister of Culture
Ministry of Culture
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