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Ref. Ares(2021)3466420 - 26/05/2021 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORT AND CULTURE The Director-General Brussels EAC/TC His Excellency Ambassador Aivo ORAV Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union Rue Guimard, 11-13 B-1040 Brussels [email protected] Your Excellency, The Regulation establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021-2027)1 is foreseen to enter into force in the first half of June 2021, on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will be the final step of the legislative procedure, after its adoption by the Council on 13 April and the European Parliament on 19 May. The Regulation stipulates that the Commission is to be assisted in the implementation of the programme by a Committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, which will play a central role regarding the implementation and monitoring of the programme. From a formal point of view, the Committee cannot be established before the Regulation of the new programme enters into force2. However, in order to speed up the setting up of the formal Creative Europe Committee 2021- 2027 after the entry into force of the Regulation, I invite you to designate maximum two representatives and two alternate representatives from your country who will be members of the Committee once it is formally established. I would be grateful if you could communicate the name and full contact details of your designated representatives, before 9 June, to EAC-CREATIVE-EUROPE- [email protected]. Please also send to this e-mail address any enquiries you may have. 1 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013, COM/2018/366 final 2 With a view to preparing the implementation of the programme and the work of the Committee, the Commission has organised several virtual meetings and written exchanges of views, dictated by the epidemiological situation. Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 Office: J-70 04/071 - Tel. direct line +32 229-93575  The Creative Europe Committee will meet after the Regulation of the new programme enters into force. Invitation letters with the exact meeting details, the draft agenda and the documentation will be sent directly to the designated representatives. In case of a physical meeting in Brussels, travel and subsistence costs will be reimbursed according to standard Commission rules. Yours faithfully, Themis CHRISTOPHIDOU Contact: [email protected] 2 Electronically signed on 26/05/2021 07:59 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482 Saatja: [email protected] <[email protected]> Saaja: Esindus EL juures üldaadress Teema: Creative Europe Committee 2021-2027 - designation of Committee Members Dear Ambassador Orav, On behalf of Themis Christophidou, Director-General of the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, please find enclosed the designation request of the Creative Europe Committee Members. Kind regards, KAUPO PALTSERI Administrative Assistant [cid:[email protected]] European Commission DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORT AND CULTURE J-70 02/285 B-1049 Brussels/Belgium +32 229-62065 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email_signature-v2]