AETS has been mandated by the European Commission to produce a study making recommendations for a future programme on Culture in European Union development cooperation. AETS’s team of consultants will begin with a stocktaking and mapping exercise of EC and other donor action in the cultural arena to identify trends, best practices and potential beneficiaries of future support. Stakeholder meetings will be held with Commission staff and key players within Member State Agencies and International Organisations in order to identify synergies, guarantee coherence and complementarity.