Tatiana Vadalazhskaya, Alena Zuikova: “Road maps” to promote Belarus within the Eastern Partnership initiative in the sphere of culture (July, 2010).

This document presents an analysis of the situation in the sphere of culture in Belarus within the scope of the priorities and tasks of the Eastern Partnership initiative. This analysis serves as a basis to set priorities and basic directions of actions for Belarus. Special attention is paid to the problem of the absence of an adequate system to monitor and evaluate the way these priorities are being reached. Based on the latest elaborations in the field of studies of the sphere of culture, which are carried out by the UNESCO and European structures, we offer a system of criteria and indicators, which are to be used within the scope of the Eastern Partnership, — the method of open coordination. It includes the necessary nearest steps for various subjects included in the process of integration of Belarus in the all-European space through the sphere of culture. These steps are aimed, first of all, at creating an institutional base for the implementation of the cultural policy of Belarus built in the all-European cultural processes.

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