The EU unlocks €25 million to support creative industries and climate resiliency in Cuba

The European Union has signed agreements on two cooperation projects with Cuba amounting to €25 million.

First, the €15 million Transcultura project will establish a Cultural Training Hub in Havana, to provide a boost to training and skills in the cultural heritage and creative industries in the Caribbean. It will also help increase economic opportunities and cultural cooperation in the Caribbean and between the region and the EU. UNESCO will be in charge of running the project.

Second, a €10 million agriculture project to be implemented on the ground by UNDP and the FAO will foster climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable production practices and decentralised decision-making. The result will be greater capacity to meet local demand, including from local tourism.

The signing ceremony kicked off a meeting on EU-Cuba cooperation that will also discuss future partnership and priority areas, explore ways to increase Cuban ownership of cooperation activities and look at issues linked to triangular cooperation and the future post-Cotonou agreement.

Original source: European Commission
Published on 30 September 2019