BUT WILL IT HELP UNLOCK MORE RESOURCES?

The Study on the contribution of culture to local and regional development - Evidence from the Structural Funds has now been published. Commissioned by the European Commission, the work was undertaken by the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services (CSES), in co-operation with ERICARTS. Culture is recognised as an important factor for economic development and the attractiveness of European regions and cities. However, the many other ways that culture is contributing to EU cohesion and regional policy are still largely unknown. The study aimed to address this gap by providing, first of all, evidence of the range of contributions made by the cultural and creative sector to the objectives of EU cohesion policy since 2000, and, backing this up, a pool of around 50 examples illustrating the contribution.