The project provided authoritative and timely information to Members of the CULT Committee on the future direction of the Creative Europe programme. It aimed to support the Committee’s deliberations on the next multiannual programme for cultural and creative industries by analysing existing studies, position papers, and the Commission’s mid-term report. The study covered all strands of the Creative Europe programme, including decision-making processes via delegated and implementing acts, and offered recommendations for the orientation of the next programme generation.