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Eastern Partnership Culture Congress was held from 21 till 23 October 2011 in the former garages in Lublin and the Mercure Hotel.
The Congress was attended by artists, representatives of NGO`s and local governments. The Congress was an important part of a cross-border, long-term project "Eastern Partnership as a cultural project" implemented by the City of Lublin in cooperation with the Centre of Culture in Lublin and Culture Foundation, Trans Kultura. The project partners were the City of Lwow, city of Tbilisi, Polish Institute in Kiev, Polish Institute in Minsk, Polish Institute in Bucharest. Venture partner supporting the congress Regional Centre for European Information in Lublin. Media coverage was assured by europeanweb.tv team.
Participants of the congress, among others postulated: developing a culture card for Belarus, which would support the Belarusian culture. The text is to be drafted later this year. Participants also advocated the creation of the Eastern Partnership Cultural Fund modeled on the Visegrad Fund to finance joint cultural events. Money will come from contributions made by Member Countries and the European Union countries interested in cooperation.
Project is co-funded by the programme "Youth in Action"
