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European Education and Culture Executive Agency

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European Education and Culture Executive Agency
AbbreviationEACEA
FormationJanuary 2006
TypeEuropean Agency
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Members27 countries
Parent organisation
European Commission
WebsiteEACEA

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency[1] (formerly the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency), or EACEA, is an executive agency of the European Commission located in Brussels, Belgium. It manages parts of the European Commission's funding programmes in education, culture, media, sport, youth, citizenship and humanitarian aid. EACEA has been operational since January 2006.[2]

Organisation

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EACEA is supervised by six Directorates-General of the European Commission:

  • Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)[3]
  • Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT)[4]
  • Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)[5]
  • International Partnerships (DG INTPA)[6]
  • Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)[7]
  • Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (DG EMPL)[8]

Under the EU long-term budget for 2021–2027, EACEA manages parts of the following funding programmes:

  • Erasmus+[9]
  • Creative Europe[10]
  • European Solidarity Corps[11]
  • Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)[12]
  • Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme[13]

Additionally, EACEA supervises the Eurydice network (producing analysis and comparable data on education systems and policies in Europe) and the Youth Wiki (an online encyclopedia of national youth policies across Europe). EACEA also continues to manage projects funded during the 2014–2020 programming period. As of 1 February 2024, the director of EACEA is Sophie Beernaerts.

References

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  1. ↑ "Implementing decision - 2021/173 - EN - EUR-Lex".
  2. ↑ "Decision - 2005/56 - EN - EUR-Lex".
  3. ↑ "Education, Youth, Sport and Culture". commission.europa.eu.
  4. ↑ "Communications Networks, Content and Technology". commission.europa.eu.
  5. ↑ "Justice and ConsumersJustice and Consumers". commission.europa.eu. 3 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "International Partnerships". commission.europa.eu. 26 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations". European Commission - European Commission.
  8. ↑ https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/employment-social-affairs-and-inclusion_en Employment
  9. ↑ "Erasmus+ - European Education and Culture Executive Agency". www.eacea.ec.europa.eu. 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Creative Europe - European Education and Culture Executive Agency". www.eacea.ec.europa.eu. 16 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "European Solidarity Corps - European Education and Culture Executive Agency". www.eacea.ec.europa.eu. 16 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) - European Education and Culture Executive Agency". www.eacea.ec.europa.eu. 16 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme - European Education and Culture Executive Agency". www.eacea.ec.europa.eu. 16 June 2026.
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