The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) is a network of European national institutes of culture and national bodies engaged in cultural and related activities beyond their national borders. EUNIC brings together organizations from all 27

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and adds value through its global network of clusters. By pooling together the resources and expertise of its members and carrying out joint work on common areas of interest, EUNIC is a recognized partner of the

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and its stakeholders in defining and implementing

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an policy on culture inside and outside the EU.

Organization

The overarching purpose of EUNIC is to create effective partnerships and networks between the participating organizations, to improve and promote cultural diversity and understanding between European societies, and to strengthen international dialogue and co-operation with countries outside

. Since its establishment in 2006, EUNIC has evolved into a strong network delivering transnational collaborative projects worldwide through its 36 members and 103 clusters. Members consist of national cultural institutions or organizations. Clusters are collaboration platforms established where at least 3 local offices of EUNIC members operate together. Clusters can operate nationwide or citywide. A EUNIC cluster represents the whole of EUNIC and not only those members present in a country or location. On 16 May 2017, during the Danish Presidency of EUNIC and the European Union signed an administrative agreement that outlines joint principles, values and objectives for cooperation, as well as practical arrangements for its implementation. The Presidents are supported by the EUNIC Global office team based in

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. The EUNIC Global Office in Brussels also supports the work of EUNIC members and clusters around the world.

Management

EUNIC is managed by a bi-annual meeting of the heads of its member organizations, a general assembly. They elect from among themselves a

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

, vice president, and four ordinary members who together represent the EUNIC board of directors.

Presidencies

Source: * 2024-2025: -

Romanian Cultural Institute The Romanian Cultural Institute (, ICR), headquartered in Bucharest, was established in 2004 on the older institutional framework provided by the Romanian Cultural Foundation and before 1989 by the Institute for the Cultural Relations Abroad. ...

* 2022-2023: -

Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut (; GI, ''Goethe Institute'') is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit German culture, cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres, promoting the study of the German language abroad and en ...

* 2021-2022: -

Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) () is an autonomous agency of the Spanish government responsible for the management of the government's international development cooperation policy. Its original name was S ...

*2020-2021: - DutchCulture, centre for international cooperation *2019-2020: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) *2018-2019: - French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs *2017-2018: - Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs *2016-2017: -

Danish Cultural Institute The Danish Cultural Institute promotes cultural exchanges between Denmark and the rest of the world. It supports projects aimed at long-term cooperation between foreign and Danish cultural institutions, artists and other professionals. The current ...

*2015-2016: -

Instituto Cervantes Instituto Cervantes (, the Cervantes Institute) is a worldwide nonprofit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of ''Don Quixote'' and perhaps the most important fi ...

*2014-2015: -

Swedish Institute The Swedish Institute (, ) is a government agency in Sweden with the responsibility to spread information about Sweden outside the country. It exists to promote Swedish interests, and to organise exchanges with other countries in different ar ...

*2013-2014: -

Wallonie-Bruxelles International In Belgium, the French Community (, , CFB) refers to one of the three Communities and regions of Belgium#Communities, constituent constitutional linguistic communities. Since 2011, the French Community has used the name Wallonia-Brussels Federa ...

Directors

2016-2017

Members of the board of directors of the Danish presidency: President Michael Metz Morch-

; Vice-President Koen Verlaeckt - Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs; Johannes Ebert -

; Anne Grillo - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development; Teresa Indjein - Austrian

Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs The Ministry for European and International Affairs (, abbreviated BMEIA, colloquially ''Außenministerium'') is the government ministry of Austria responsible for diplomatic missions and immigration, the administration of foreign policy, and ...

; Małgorzata Wierzejska - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Participating members

Members within the EU

Members of EUNIC, as of June, 2023: * -

Österreich Institut GmbH Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

* -

, Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs * - Bulgarian Ministry of Culture * - Croatia House Foundation * - Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture * - Czech Centres * -

* - Estonian Institute * - Finnish cultural and academic institutes * - Fondation Alliance française,

Institut Français The Institut Français (; French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as ...

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (, MEAE) is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term ...

* -

, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations - IFA * -

Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs () is a ministry (government department), government department of Greece, headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ministry has its headquarters in Athen ...

Hellenic Foundation for Culture The Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC; ), founded in 1992, is a cultural and educational organization, based in Athens, which aims to promote Greek language and Greek culture. Professor Ioannis Georgakis, was the prime mover, founder and first ...

* - Hungarian Cultural Institute * -

Culture Ireland Culture Ireland () is the Irish State Agency established to promote and advance Irish Arts internationally. It was set up in 2005 and is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Its budget for 2010 was ...

* -

Società Dante Alighieri The Dante Alighieri Society () is a society that promotes Italian culture and language around the world. Today this society is present in more than 60 countries. It was formed in Italy in July 1889. The society was named after Dante Alighieri (12 ...

, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) * - Latvian Institute * - Lithuanian Culture Institute * -

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg) The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade (, MAE), commonly referred to as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a ministry of the government of Luxembourg, which comprises a general secretaria ...

* -

Arts Council Malta The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive range of me ...

* - DutchCulture, centre for international cooperation * -

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* -

Instituto Camões The Instituto Camões ( English: ''Camões Institute''), formally, Camões — Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P. ( English: ''Camões — Institute for Cooperation and Language, Public Institute''), is a Portuguese international inst ...

* -

* - Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republik * - Slovenian Ministry of Culture * -

, AECID * -

Members outside the EU

EUNIC members are present in the following European countries: * * - EUNIC Armenia * * * * * * * * * -

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:European Union National Institutes for Culture Cultural policies of the European Union Cross-European advocacy groups European integration Non-profit organizations based in Europe Organisations based in Brussels Organizations established in 2006