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CREATIVE EUROPE (CREA) – European Cooperation projects – 2026

CREA - Creative Europe aims at preserving, developing, and promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage and to increase the competitiveness and economic potential of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audiovisual sector.

2026-05-05
60.273.174 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference CREA-CULT-2026-COOP
Programme CREATIVE EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Research & Innovation
Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

CREA-CULT-2026-COOP



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Priorities and funded actions

Objective

To improve access to European culture and creative works and to promote innovation and creativity.

Priorities

  • Priority 1: to strengthen the transnational creation and circulation of European works and artists
  • Priority 2: to enhance the capacity of European cultural and creative sectors to nurture talents, to innovate, to prosper and to generate jobs and growth

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • Creative Europe Participating Countries:
      • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
      • Non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme (list of participating countries)
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal
  • A consortium composed of:
    • minimum 3 independent entities from 3 different eligible countries must be constituted (CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-1)
    • minimum 5 independent entities from 5 different eligible countries must be constituted (CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-2)
  • The coordinator must have had a legal existence for at least 2 years on the date of the deadline for submission.
  • An organisation, as identified by their PIC number, can apply only once as coordinator under the call, regardless of the topic chosen.
  • An organisation, as identified by their PIC number, can be part of a maximum of 3 applications submitted in this call, whether as coordinator and/or partner regardless of the topic chosen.
  • Affiliated entities and associated partners do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for consortium composition, including the maximum number of applications in which they can participate.

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: maximum 48 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

  • Contact: eacea-creative-europe-cooperationprojects@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 60.273.174 euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-1 European Cooperation projects (Small Scale): 24.109.270 euros
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-2 European Cooperation projects (Medium Scale): 36.163.904 euros
  • Amount of the grant:
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-1 European Cooperation projects (Small Scale): maximum 200.000 euros per project
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-2 European Cooperation projects (Medium Scale): maximum 1.000.000 euros per project
  • Funding rate:
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-1 European Cooperation projects (Small Scale): up to 80% of the total eligible costs
    • CREA-CULT-2026-COOP-2 European Cooperation projects (Medium Scale): up to 70% of the total eligible costs

This grant is a lump sum grant.