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People from across Europe meet in Brussels today and tomorrow to discuss the added value of European cultural funding and to learn about the result and impact of EU-supported culture projects. Read here about the conference!

Today and tomorrow, over 600 participants meet up in Square Meeting Centre in Brussels to get a first hand glimpse of how transnational cultural initiatives financed by EU-programmes help address current challenges in Europe, and the many different ways culture contributes to the EU objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

A selection of projects are being presented in an interactive Culture in Motion conference exhibition and in 4 plenary sessions, that tackle the following topics:

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  cultural and linguistic diversity and intercultural dialogue
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  helping artists with their careers
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  strengthening the capacity of the cultural sector
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  increasing access of the public to European culture
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  promoting the circulation of works within Europe and beyond

The conference programme: http://www.culture-in-motion-2011.eu/prog.jsp

Access the plenary presentations here: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/glance/glance3168_en.htm

Learn more about the projects supported by the Culture Programme 2007-2013 in the latest Culture in Motion brochure, available in English, French and German, by using this link: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/key-documents/doc599_en.htm

The conference evaluation is online! Your opinion is valuable to us. Please let us know how you found the conference: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=Cultureinmotion2011