Action of this new Creative Europe call will foster cooperation between organisations active in the field of culture, to increase the cross-border dimension of creation and circulation of European artistic content. It will also encourage the development, experimentation, dissemination, and application of new and innovative practices.

European Cooperation Projects support projects involving organisations in the cultural and creative sectors of all sizes, including micro-organisations and small-sized organisations, and from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activities.

There will be multiple projects within this call, with a budget of around 60 million EUR:

1 — European Cooperation Projects (Small Scale) – the funding rate is of maximum 80%.

2 — European Cooperation Projects (Medium Scale) – the funding rate is of maximum 70%.

Deadline for the application: 5 May 2026, 17.00.

More information for Small  Scale projects can be found here. More information for Medium Scale projects can be found here.