PRESS RELEASE regarding the closing of the call for small projects within the Programme PA17/RO13 Promotion of diversity in culture and arts within European cultural heritage

The Ministry of Culture, through the Project Management Unit, acts as Programme Operator for PA17/RO13 Promotion of diversity in culture and arts within European cultural heritage financed through the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2009 – 2014.

The objectives of the Programme refer to increasing cultural dialogue and fostering the European identity through understanding of cultural diversity, as well as strengthening the relations between project promoters from Romania and project partners from the Donor States.

The call for small projects was available from January 6th to April 25th 2014. The total budget of the call for small projects is of 623,566 euro, out of which 85% represents the financial contribution of the Donor States and 15% is the co-financing from the national budget.

The Programme Operator has registered 115 projects in total value of 1.876.403 euro, out of which 1.600.763 euro represent the grant requested.

The evaluation process will be initiated within the following period and the final list of the approved projects will be made public. Further Information will be updated on the website of the Programme: www.fonduri-diversitate.ro.