EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) is a partnership of national institutions for culture, engaged beyond their national borders and operating with a degree of autonomy from their governments. In a step forward for European cooperation, 21 EU national institutes for culture from 19 countries have decided to work for the first time, 50 years after the Signing of the Rome Treaties, in a strategic and operational partnership to promote European culture.
Nowadays EUNIC is a partnership of currently 29 organisations from 26 countries in the European Union. The members are in the public sector and operate at "arms length" from their governments and work internationally.
The purpose of EUNIC is to create effective partnerships and networks between the participating organisations, to improve and promote cultural diversity and understanding between European societies, and to strengthen international dialogue and co-operation with countries outside Europe. The EUNIC membership is intended to grow in time to include national institutes for culture from all the member states.
EUNIC comes together at two levels:
- a partnership at a top level between the heads or Directors General of the institutions
- partnerships being formed in capitals across Europe
The Bulgarian Cluster consists of the following cultural institutes (institutions) of EU Member States represented in Sofia:
Members:
Associated Members: Embassies of :
- Austria
- Portugal
- Slovakia
Other EU Member States represented and European cultural institutions in Sofia are also welcome to join EUNIC activities on a project basis.
For further information, please visit EUNIC website.
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