Partners and links in Lebanon

On Friday 21 January, 5 European cultural centers based in Lebanon The British Council, The Goethe Institut, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Italian Cultural Centre and the French Cultural Centre- signed in Beirut an agreement to form a national EUNIC cluster.

EUNIC, the European Union National Institute for Culture, aims at establishing partnerships and networks amongst the European cultural institutes in any one country. There are 77 EUNIC clusters in the world. In Lebanon, the formation of such a network seeks to better coordinate the activities between the European Cultural centers, organize joint initiatives, and respond collectively to European open calls for proposals in order to benefit from additional cultural funding.

The Spanish Institute Cervantes is planning to join the EUNIC cluster as soon as possible.

The EUNIC cluster in Lebanon has designated Dr. Dan Stoenescu of the Romanian Cultural Institute to act as President and spokes person for a period of one year term of office.