Piret Hartman
Kultuuriminister 18.08.2022
nr 10.1-13/858-1
Kultuuriministeerium
Austatud minister
Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Mariya Gabrieli 17.08.2022 kirja nr Ares (2022)
5786631 – vastuskiri Baltimaade ja Poola kultuuriministritele (establishing the priority of
Ukrainian refugees’ integration within the Creative Europe Programme 2023).
Lugupidamisega
Marten Kokk
Esinduse asejuht Coreper I küsimustes
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Ref. Ares(2022)5786631 - 17/08/2022
Mariya GABRIEL
Commissioner for Innovation, Research,
Culture, Education and Youth
Brussels, 17th August 2022
Dear Ministers,
I thank you for your letter on establishing the priority of Ukrainian refugees’ integration
within the Creative Europe Programme 2023.
As you rightly say, the ongoing Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine undermines
the Ukrainian artistic and cultural life. Artists and cultural professionals are at the
forefront of this fight for values, in what has become a true cultural resistance. We
deplore the loss of human lives and the human suffering, as well as attacks on cultural
heritage, artists, creatives, and journalists. The rich cultural life built by the Ukrainian
people for centuries is endangered.
As you have seen during these last few months, the Commission together with all EU
institutions are examining any possible way to help our European neighbours. In that
vein, the Commission has already provided support for Ukrainian artists, cultural
professionals and culture organisations and at the same time, medium- and long-term
actions are under preparation to provide further assistance.
When the war started the Commission immediately decided to allow more flexibility for
the 2022 Creative Europe calls for proposals by extending application deadlines to
encourage the participation of Ukrainian partners. In 2023, as it already happened in
2022 within the Creative Europe Programme, all project applications will be considered
under the perspective of how to best support the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors.
Also, the new mobility instrument for artist and cultural professionals which has just
been rolled out can be a particularly powerful tool to support Ukrainian artists.
Mr. Simonas Kairys, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Ms. Liina Kersna, Minister of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia,
acting as Minister of Culture
Mr. Nauris Puntulis, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
Mr. Piotr Gliński, Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
The Commission is mobilising its instruments to support the artists and culture
professionals among the refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine and the culture
organisations of the countries receiving Ukrainian refugees. In coordination with other
Commission services, DG EAC plans to launch a special call under the Creative Europe
annual work programme 2023. The call will offer a flexible system to provide grants to
small projects aiming at
1) Supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations to create and showcase their
art and works in Ukraine and Europe;
2) Helping Ukrainian displaced people – in particular children, in Ukraine or Creative
Europe participating countries, have access to culture and facilitate their reciprocal
integration into their new communities through culture;
3) preparing the post-war recovery of the Ukrainian cultural sectors through needs
assessments, capacity building and investment planning.
The European Commission will also launch a dedicated action on sharing expertise and
capacity building of Ukrainian professionals specifically for the reconstruction of
cultural heritage sites.
In addition, we are working closely with the relevant authorities to keep a Creative
Europe Desk functioning that can support Ukrainian organisations participating in the
programme. We are planning to organise information campaigns and dedicated
meetings for the Ukrainian cultural and creative sector to facilitate the use of funds in
particular in the case of the special call and the new mobility instrument to support
Ukrainian artists.
In the meantime, I thank you for your efforts and for the solidarity you have constantly
shown. Please be assured that our door remains open to all stakeholders for a continued
dialogue and exchange on this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Mariya Gabriel
Electronically signed on 17/08/2022 16:37 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121
Tiiu Noobel
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Sent: kolmapäev, 17. august 2022 17:08
To: Marten Kokk
Cc: Esindus EL juures üldaadress; BERTRAND Lauriane; CAB-GABRIEL-
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Subject: Reply letter from Commissioner Gabriel - Establishing the priority of Ukrainian
refugees integration within the Creative Europe 2023
Attachments: 2022 08 17_Reply letter of ET LT LV PL.pdf
Your excellency,
Please find attached a reply letter from Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to the kind attention of Minister Kersna.
May we please ask you to transmit this letter to the Minister’s office?
Many thanks in advance
Best regards,
Vanessa Vanhumbeeck
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel (@GabrielMariya)
Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
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