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NEWS 🗞️ The first UK - European Commission high level meeting on #culture happened today in Brussels. The meeting brought together representatives from both sides to discuss common priorities in the cultural and creative sectors including working conditions for creative and cultural professionals and efforts to champion cultural relations. 💃🎭🎨🎬 The meeting demonstrates a renewed dedication to partnership and closer collaboration, based on shared interests such as out joint commitment to supporting Ukrainian cultural heritage. 🇺🇦 🌻🌾⛪ As part of the visit, the Culture Minister, Ian Murray announced that the UK Government is making a further contribution of £250,000 to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund to support efforts to protect and preserve Ukraine’s cultural heritage in the face of ongoing conflict. Minister Murray previously announced £200,000 in emergency funding whilst representing the UK at an informal meeting of media and culture ministers in Copenhagen as part of Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. The announcement comes alongside a European Commission commitment to match this funding, demonstrating the close alignment between UK and EU efforts to support Ukraine. Ukraine’s cultural landmarks and heritage embody its people and national identity. This announcement demonstrates the UK’s long-standing support, and will help to protect the heritage that defines Ukrainians against Russia’s attempts to erase their culture. The UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership signed last year has also been fostering closer collaboration across 9 key pillars, including culture, defence and security, science and technology, and economy and trade.

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