KYIV. Feb 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada has ratified an agreement between the Ukrainian government and the European Commission on Ukraine’s joining the Creative Europe programme.
A total of 244 lawmakers backed bill No. 0077 on Wednesday.
According to the explanatory note to the bill, the Creative Europe programme is the European Union programme for the cultural and creative sectors and Ukraine and the European Union will cooperate in the MEDIA sub-programme.
The implementation of the agreement envisages the creation of the national bureau of the Creative Europe programme in Ukraine. The bureau will accompany the implementation of the program in Ukraine, analyze the impact of the programme on development of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors, conduct events aimed at spreading knowledge about modern trends in the Creative Europe programme and other EU programmes (conferences, seminars, training and other events).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture Viacheslav Kyrylenko said presenting the bill in the parliament, soon a tender to select a head of the bureau will be announced.
