On 25 and 26 October the second CREADIS3 Partner meeting took place in the Basque Government Delegation to the EU premises in Brussels. During two days the participants representing the six project Partners (the regions of Basque Country, Emilia-Romagna, Central Finland, Western Greece, the Public Service of Wallonia and the Republic of Slovakia) had the opportunity to present their current situation concerning the project, the results achieved until now and the forecast for the 2nd semester.


Specifically, the Partners explained their progress referring to Mapping 1 and Mapping 2, good practices and the stakeholder meetings organized during 1st semester. Also a methodological proposal for the Study Visits and the situation on the exchange with other networks and projects and the EU dimension was presented.

Other issues addressed during the meeting were the following: 

  • Organization and project management
  • CREADIS3 Communication Plan proposal
  • Communication and dissemination activities (European dimension) 

The Steering Committee held a meeting, where the current project situation and the 2017-2018 performance forecast were analysed. 


Finally, on 26th October an open coordination session with the European Commission was celebrated. This session was opened to the RICC/Regional Initiative for Culture and Creativity members and the following European Commission members participated:

  • Valentina Montalto, JRC- European Commission, Policy Officer- The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor: 2017 Edition
  • Barbara Stacher, DG EAC/D1, European Commission, Policy Officer - Culture / Economy of Culture
  • Silvia Draghi, DG Grow/F4- European Commission, Policy Officer- Tourism, Emerging and Creative Industries
  • Alessandra Lepore, DG Regio/G1- European Commission, Policy Officer-Smart and Sustainable Growth