European Commission's proposal for the future Culture Programme 2007 – 2013

The purpose of this consultation exercise is to seek views on the European Commission's proposal for the future Culture Programme 2007 – 2013. This is to replace the current Culture 2000 Programme which expires at the end of 2006.

This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 10 August - 29 October 2004

Negotiations on the new Programme will usually be conducted in Brussels in an officials working group known as the Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC). The CAC operates within the scope of the European Commission's Directorate General for Education, Youth and Culture (DG EYAC). DCMS officials will lead on the negotiations taking into account advice received through this consultation process.

These negotiations will begin in Autumn 2004 under the Dutch Presidency of the Council. Ideally negotiations should be completed by the end of 2005 during the UK Presidency of the Council.

We would like to hear your views on the proposed aims of the new Programme. These are summarised in Annex C below. We would also welcome views on any aspects of the current Programme you feel might be relevant: however, the new proposals do address several of the perceived shortcomings of the current Programme.

Consultation Invitation Letter PDF (45kb)
Annex A PDF (20kb)
Annex B PDF (10kb)
Annex C PDF (31kb)
Annex D PDF (21kb)

On this web site You will also be able to find other relevant material concerning the Commission's proposal on the Europa website: www.europa.eu.int

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This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 10 August - 29 October 2004.

If you have any queries regarding this consultation, please contact:

International Unit,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
2-4 Cockspur Street,
London SW1Y 5DH.
aidan.mcivor@culture.gsi.gov.uk

Geoffrey Brown - Director and/or Jo Williams - Information Manager
EUCLID
85-89 Duke Street
Liverpool
L1 5AP
info@euclid.info

Confidentiality
The DCMS may make your response public. If you do not want all or part of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in the response. Any confidentiality disclaimer that may be generated by your organisation's IT system, or included as a general statement in your fax cover sheet, will be taken to apply only to information in your response for which confidentiality has been requested.

We will handle any personal data you provide appropriately in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This letter and attachments are being posted on the Department's web site (www.culture.gov.uk).

What happens next?
After the consultation closes we will analyse the responses to the consultation document and will provide feedback within three months. A copy of the feedback is available on the Department's web site.

If you wish to pursue a complaint about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact Liz Sweet, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, liz.sweet@culture.gsi.gov.uk

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These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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