Creative Europe: EU and Moldova sign agreement on country’s accession to programme in 2026
From 1 January 2026, Moldovan organisations, artists, and cultural professionals will be eligible to participate in the Culture strand of Creative Europe, the European Union’s flagship programme to support the cultural and creative sectors. They will benefit from EU funding on equal terms with peers across Europe.
The relevant agreement was signed by the European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, and the Moldovan Minister of Culture, Sergiu Prodan, on 2 September.
The agreement will enter into force once it is ratified by Moldova in line with its national procedures.
The agreement also foresees Moldova’s future participation in the programme’s MEDIA strand and full participation in the Cross-Sectorial strand, once the country’s audiovisual legislation is fully aligned with the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive.
Creative Europe is the European Commission’s flagship programme to support the culture and audiovisual sectors through thousands of projects and professionals across the continent. The programme is divided into two strands – Culture and MEDIA – and is supported by a cross-sectoral strand. The Creative Europe programme 2021-2027 has a budget of €2.44 billion.
Moldova, which has already been associated with Creative Europe in the previous programme period (2014-2020), will be the 41st country participating in the current programme cycle.
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