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Contemporary circus Derrière Le Hublot (Midi-Pyrénées), Sirque (Limousin), Théatre de Cusset (Auvergne), the Verrerie in Alès en Cévennes (Languedoc-Roussillon) Massif Central €404,461 ERDF 31 2011 The purpose of this project is to bring together organisations whose role is to promote the creation and dissemination of contemporary circus, and make the public more aware of this discipline. It also seeks to develop and maintain high-quality cultural output in the rural regions of the Massif central and to boost the attractiveness of this area. To this end, each partner region or area agrees to welcome at least 3 circus troupes during the lifetime of the programme (approximately 2 years) and provide them with the resources to present their shows. THE «COMPETITIVENESS» AND «CONVERGENCE» OBJECTIVES 1 %1 % 2 %2 % € M € 13.913.9 M € 121.1 € 121.1 M M Percentage total total programming for the convergence Percentage of theof the ERDF ERDF programming for the convergence objective devoted to the theme of "Culture" objective devoted to the theme of "Culture" Percentage total total programming for the Percentage of theof the ERDF ERDF programming for the competitiveness objective devoted to the theme of "Culture" competitiveness objective devoted to the theme of "Culture" The «culture» theme accounted for 2% of the programmed ERDF funds in metropolitan France, i.e. a total of €121.1 million. In the OMR this theme was particularly under-programmed (just 1% of the programmed ERDF funds, i.e. €13.9 million) which is explained among other things by the wish of these regions to focus a significant proportion of the ERDF funds on themes more central to their needs (in the environmental field for example). In terms of actual financial amounts, it was the development of cultural infrastructure which accounted for the most credits, with 75 projects being undertaken in this area for €85 million (i.e. 64% of the theme) totalling an average of €1.14 million per project. The remaining 26% of the funds programmed for the theme made it possible to finance 239 projects, i.e. an average sum per project of €200,000, far less than for cultural infrastructure. These figures are chiefly explained by the creation of the Louvre-Lens project, programmed in 2012 for a cost of just over €35 million ERDF. In all, the European Union supported the implementation of 314 cultural projects over the 2007-2013 period, of which 284 were undertaken in metropolitan France, with an average sum per project of €400,000. Most of these were intended to protect and preserve cultural heritage sites both in metropolitan France and the outermost regions (OMR). For its part, improvements to cultural services attracted very few credits and concerned only a limited number of projects (59 projects). 3 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming

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Summary
Improving institutional capacities at a national, regional and local level
Reducing costs hindering the development of outermost regions (OMR)
Technical assistance
Research, technological development and entrepreneurial spirit
The information Society
Transport
Energy
Environment and risk prevention
Tourism
Culture
Urban/rural regeneration
Improving the capacities of workers, companies and company managers
Improving access to employment and sustainability
Improving the social inclusion of disadvantaged persons
Development of human capital
Investments in social infrastructure
Promoting reforms in the fields of employment and social inclusion

Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming