1. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/ EACEA-INFO@ec.europa.eu http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/

2. Executive Agency Education Audiovisual and Culture

3. Programme strands delegated to the Agency Lifelong Learning Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Transversal, Jean Monnet Erasmus Mundus external cooperation, US & Canada € 189 millions € 112 millions

4. Programme strands delegated to the Agency Culture 2007Youth in Action Europe for Citizens Media 2007 € 24 millions € 100 millions € 43 millions € 22 millions

5. Organisation chart

6. Agency’s mission: Turning policy into action and results Implementing Community programmes Managing the whole life cycle of the projects: Information and communication with beneficiaries

7. Commission’s role Political and budgetary priority-setting Annual work programmes Chairmanship of programme committees Adoption of project selection Programme evaluation and information Supervision of the Agency Management of certain programmes strands

8. Service to applicants and beneficiaries Access to information Interactive tools and services Guidance on funding opportunities Timely information to candidates Respect of the timetable indicated in the call for proposal

9. Simplification: a continuous challenge -On line application -Lump sums -Decision instead of contract -Multiannual calls for operating grants -…

10. Executive Agency: Main benefits Efficient project management Enhanced interaction with and between beneficiaries Synergies between programmes

11. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu eacea-info@ec.europa.eu