The Steering Committee for the EU4Culture program held its 4th meeting where important decisions were made for our cultural heritage.

In this meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Culture, the Delegation of the European Union in Albania and UNOPS were discussed a number of issues, to determine the necessary priorities in the implementation of the project.

In their speeches, the Minister of Culture, Elva Margariti, the Head of Cooperation from the EU Delegation, Hubert Perr, the Head of the UNOPS Office in Vienna, Freya von Groote and the Head of UNOPS in Albania, Pamela Lama, praised the fruitful cooperation of all stakeholders under the EU4Culture program.

Minister Margariti states in a post on social networks that one of the projects discussed during this meeting was the restoration and reconceptualization of the National Historical Museum or funding for equipment for the digitization of the archive of the Central State Film Archive and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage.

Together with the Head of Cooperation from the EU Delegation, Hubert Perr, the Head of the UNOPS Office in Vienna, Freya von Groote and the Head of UNOPS in Albania, Pamela Lama, we analyzed the work done so far and expressed our commitment to move faster with the construction sites. of the restoration and revitalization of cultural monuments, affected by the earthquake of 2019 “, emphasizes Margariti.

The committee listed the successes of the project including the progress of the restoration of a number of sites, the creation of digital experiences as well as the final steps of evaluating the proposals of the first call of the grant scheme.

The EU4Culture program is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNOPS in close partnership with the Ministry of Culture.

With a total budget of 40 million euros, EU4Culture extends throughout the territory affected by the earthquake of November 26, 2019 with planned interventions in a number of Cultural Heritage sites. In addition to the restoration, investment will be made in revitalizing selected cultural heritage sites, including improving services and site conditions.

As part of the EU4Culture program, implemented by UNOPS, the rehabilitation works have been completed in the Church of St. Ndout in Cape Rodoni and in the Church of Rubik, while work is underway on seven cultural heritage sites such as the Venetian Tower in Durrës, the National Puppet Theater in Tirana, Ethnographic Museum of Kruja, etc.