Politics of Culture and Cultural Policies in the European Union

In this contribution I focus on two main points: a) policies, chiefly cultural policy, and mainstreaming of the cultural dimension of EU l policy; b) and financial support, primarily via the Culture Programme (2007-2013), but also via other actions such as within the framework of regional policy. These two aspects are closely linked as the Programme has been designed to serve policy development in the cultural field and ultimately to promote common cultural values aiming to enhance the cultural heritage shared by Europe's peoples.