People of art and representatives of parties sign “Culture 2015” Convention

Representatives of cultural institutions and organizations and of political parties Saturday signed the Convention on the Support and Development of Culture in Moldova “Culture 2015”. According to the signatories, the agreement is aimed at modernizing and integrating Moldova’s culture into the global one, Info-Prim Neo reports. Stage manager Sandu Grecu, the head of the Theater Union of Moldova, said the political parties are interested in creating an own image as culture should not represent a means of promoting the political interests. The Convention “Culture 2015” is designed to divide the political affairs from culture. The two will have only a slight connection. According to Sandu Grecu, the accord will facilitate the protection and integration of the cultural patrimony in the system of European values. The legal framework will be improved, while the system for financing culture will be reformed. “The aim of the Convention is to set a new development course for culture in Moldova. When they speak about culture, especially the politicians, they make only declarations. In order to develop culture, we need an exact plan of action. The cultural community should be involved in decision making on cultural problems,” said the head of the Cultural Politics Center Veaceslav Reabchinski. The Convention on the Support and Development of Culture in Moldova “Culture 2015” was signed by the parties of the Alliance for European Integration and a number of cultural institutions. Among the main steps stipulated in the agreement are the approval of laws on the Cultural Fund, the Creation Unions and the Status of the Man of Art. There will be opened a center for training employees working in culture and formulated a program to support the mobility of cultural products.