A directive of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On signing an Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the European Commission on Ukraine's participation in the programme Creative Europe" was approved at the Government meeting on Wednesday, November 18. It is a European Union programme for support to cultural and creative sectors and also on cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union in the Media sub-programme Creative Europe.

In the framework of the Government session Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Culture of Ukraine Viacheslav Kyrylenko made a presentation of the program Creative Europe, in which he told about the opportunities and prospects of development of culture, which will open for Ukrainians after the signing of the Agreement.

The ceremony of signing the accession Agreement will take place on Thursday, November 19, with the participation of Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Culture of Ukraine Viacheslav Kyrylenko and the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics.

Creative Europe is aimed at supporting culture and audiovisual sector initiatives, thus promoting cross-border cooperation, platforms, networking, and literary translation and the development, distribution, or access to audiovisual works among the countries of Europe. It consists of two sub-programmes: the Culture and the Media with a budget of €1.46 billion and envisages financial support for implementation of projects along 18 various directions.