Impact Study: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals

Table of Contents

Foreword

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Key findings Introduction

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1 • The CARIFORUM-EU EPA: Fostering preferential treatment in cultural trade and cooperation. 17 Granting market access for entertainment services 18

The Protocol on Cultural Cooperation: Redesigning external trade practices

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2 • Forging new institutional frameworks . 25 Joint institutions under the EPA 26 Building on the European Union’s institutional landscape 29 Increasing institutional support in the Caribbean 31 3 • Mind the gap? New steps towards implementing the CARIFORUM‑EU EPA . 35 General overview 36 Cultural provisions in the CARIFORUM-EU EPA: how binding are the rules? 40 Putting funding structures in place 42 Facilitating market access for entertainment services 46 The Protocol on Cultural Cooperation (PCC) and audiovisual co-productions: An unexplored opportunity 50 Trends in cultural trade flows 52 Building frameworks for exports and trade 60

Conclusion

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Recommendations

Annexes 75 Annex 1 • Title II: Investment, trade in services and e-commerce 76 Annex 2 • Protocol III on cultural cooperation 105

3 Culture in the CARIFORUM-EU EPA