Culture ministers of the European Union adopted on Tuesday a Work Plan for Culture (2015-2018), which sets four priority areas: accessible culture, cultural heritage, creative economy and innovation, and cultural diversity. These are complemented by two cross-sector themes: digital shift and statistics.

At the meeting, Hungary was represented by Minister of State for Culture Péter Hoppál. During the closing discussion, he said Hungarian cultural policy must concentrate its development efforts on widening access to culture, thereby helping level out regional inequalities.

He added that creative industries will be one of the key development areas of the economy, thus the long-term fostering of creativity and creative programs have to be in focus, while open-minded thinking should also be encouraged.

He said EU member states should rely on their material, architectural, archaeological and spiritual heritage as resources for furthering creative industries.

(Ministry of Human Capacities)