Ljubljana, 4 July 2025 – The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Promoting cultural and creative industries – Centre for Creativity 2025. The call will come with a total budget of €2,028,124.37; it will receive €1,268,965.07 from the European Regional Development Fund.
The call for proposals aims to:
As part of the call, grants will be provided for the development of new products, services, and processes in businesses and other organisations in the cultural and creative industries. Focus will also be on the promotion of crossovers between the cultural and creative sectors and other sectors. The aim will be to combine knowledge and skills specific to the cultural and creative sectors together with those of other sectors and generate innovative and intelligent solutions.
The call will help unleash the innovation potentials of the cultural and creative sectors and ensure a supportive environment for the development of sustainable business models, while paving the way towards greater competitiveness of the economy. The call will follow the objectives of Slovenia’s EU Cohesion Policy Programme 2021-2027 and contribute to the achievement of its priority Innovative knowledge-based society. To this end, the following output indicators will be monitored:
The call will strengthen the role of the cultural and creative industries, making the sector a vital part of social and economic fabric and a driver of innovation and growth that makes the Slovenian economy more resilient and innovative.
It will be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia in mid-August 2025.
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