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The ministry of culture and information regularly issues an annual call for co-financing projects related to culture and the arts that are financially supported through international funds. international funds that support projects include european union programs: “creative europe—‘culture’ subprogram,” “ipa cross-border cooperation,” “danube transnational cooperation program,” “adrion transnational cooperation program”; unesco’s programs: “central european initiative (cei),” “european cultural foundation”; as well as other international funds for culture and the arts. the call excludes projects supported by bilateral cooperation funds and diplomatic and consular mission funding, projects related to media, film, and other audiovisual industries, as well as projects supported as part of the “media” subprogram of creative europe. the call’s goal is systematic support for the development of the culture sector’s international cooperation by supporting projects that are co-financed by international funds. this allows for european and international standards to be applied and creates conditions for quality implementation of projects on the part of the applicants by strengthening the capacities of entities in the republic of serbia and encouraging the culture system’s development. projects with high creative power and those that present cultural heritage and contemporary creative art in an inspiring way are prioritized, as are those with a high degree of international representability (in terms of topic, participant, partners, etc.) and/or an innovative implementation approach. funds for co-financing projects are made possible in the amount of a) up to 30% of the value of the approved budget of applier to the ministry, if it is a project partner, or b) up to 40% value of the approved budget of the of the applicant to the ministry, if it is a project implementer. funds for co-financing projects are available in the following amounts: a) up to 30% of the value of the applicant’s approved budget if the applicant is a project partner; b) up to 40% of the value of the applicant’s approved budget if the applicant is a project implementer. the selection of projects is conducted following criteria defined by the regulation on the criteria, standards, and selection of projects in culture financed and co-financed from the budget of the republic of serbia, or the autonomous province and local self-government units (official gazette of the rs, issues 105/16 and 112/17). eligible to apply to the call are institutions, art, and other associations registered as engaging in cultural activities, as well as other cultural entities based in the republic of serbia, save for cultural institutions founded by the republic of serbia, which are financed according to article 74 of the law on culture (official gazette of the rs, issues 72/2009, 13/2016, 30/2016 – corr., 6/2020, 47/2021, and 78/2021).