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The 2026 call for European cooperation projects closed on 5 May 2026 (about 60 million EUR). We did not find a 2027 call published.

Creative Europe – European CommissionChecked on the official site: 13 October 2026

Deadlines and funds can change: confirm on the official site before you apply.

In short

Who it is for
Companies
How much you can get
Up to €1,000,000
Until when
05 May 2026
Where you apply
culture.ec.europa.eu
About the programme

The 2026 call for European cooperation projects (CREA-CULT-2026-COOP) had its deadline on 5 May 2026 and a budget of about 60 million EUR, for around 150 projects: small (at least three entities from three countries, up to 200,000 EUR, at most 80%) and medium (at least five entities from five countries, up to 1,000,000 EUR, at most 70%). Purely audiovisual projects are not part of this strand. The Creative Europe 2026 work programme has a total budget of 380 million EUR. The 2027 calls were not published when we checked.

Eligibility conditions

Cultural and creative organisations from participating countries; cooperation projects need partners from several countries.

  • Cultural and creative organisations
How to apply

You apply online on the “Funding & Tenders” portal, to the right call; the Creative Europe Desk in Romania helps with partners and eligibility.

Documents needed

They are in the call documents.

What do these words mean?

Eligible

Eligible means you meet the programme's conditions. An eligible expense is one the programme can actually pay for; an ineligible one you pay yourself, even if the project is approved.

Applicant and beneficiary

The applicant is the one who asks for the funding. They become a beneficiary only after the request is approved and they sign the funding contract or decision.

Application session (call)

The period when the institution takes requests. Once it closes you can no longer apply, and sometimes the funds run out before the last day. A programme may have several sessions a year or only one.

Applicant's guide

The official document with all the rules: who can apply, which expenses count, which papers you need and how scoring works. If anything differs from what FonduRO says, the guide is what counts.

See all the terms

Where this comes from: Informații din căutare (Comisia Europeană, culture.ec.europa.eu: apelul CREA-CULT-2026-COOP, termen 5.05.2026), pe 13 octombrie 2026; apelurile 2027 nu au fost găsite.

Change history
Verification updated13 October 2026
Verification updated13 October 2026
Funding details
Maximum funding€1,000,000
Timeline
Closing date05 May 2026
Deadline passed
Geographic coverage
Nationwide

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