Concepts, actors, and challenges in a promising field of action
Any discussion of Europe's external cultural relations must inevitably consider the EU's cooperation with developing countries. The European Union as a whole is the largest official source of development assistance in the world, providing more than half of the global development budget. Although culture has been a 'hidden component' of development policy both in the EU and internationally for decades, it is worth taking a closer look at the area of 'culture and development', as the EU has been increasingly active in this area in recent years, especially in the ACP countries.
Although culture has been a “hidden component” of development policy both in the EU and internationally for decades, it is worth taking a closer look at the field of “culture and development,” since the EU has been increasingly active here for several years, especially in the ACP countries.
