PROGRAM OF GOVERNMENT 2017-2020 Free and European Culture Freedom of creation, equality and universal values will be the core values ​​of the Government’s cultural policy, while the most important guiding principles will be accessibility, participation and equal conditions and rights for all. Guided by the concept of cultural democracy, we will promote participation of all citizens in culture and the creation of cultural policies. Culture must have progressive social function: to entertain, argue, explore, criticize, experiment and create new values. Trends in European culture knows no strict control by the state. It is open by nature, open to other cultures, open to all citizens. The Government will not be authoritarian factor in cultural life nor chief executioner of culture as in the past, but mere regulator of the general framework of the cultural system and the basic cultural policy objectives. The main carriers of cultural life will be institutions and organizations of culture, artists and all people with creative vision. The Government will review the current model of funding of national institutions and projects of national interest, improve the outdated division of activities and sectors and introduce the European principle “at arm’s length” in their management. The new funding system will exceed the annual program. We will set special funds for the various domains of culture, which will receive a clear and long-term mandate and autonomy, so they can fully assume responsibility for selecting projects. We will apply the model of combined calls, with fixed and/or variable dates applicable to both short-term and long-term projects, which require a two-year or multiyear funding (especially for meeting projects that have received European support). At the same time, we will revise the legal framework for financing the newly established Film Agency in order to arrive at a just solution for all stakeholders. We introduce new standards of performance - transparency, accountability, impartiality and efficiency of all factors in the cultural system, especially with regard to national and other public institutions. By guaranteeing autonomy in the selection of programs and projects, we will establish a fair practice where every decision is taken based on clear criteria and justification. The Government will promote legal and substantive amendments to restore the identity and self-esteem of cultural workers and artists in institutions. The focus will be on the authors and the proper valorization of their copyrighted work. We will strengthen the transparency in the work of collective organizations for copyright and related rights, strengthen the control over use of copyrights and continuously strengthen both the protection of authors and users of copyright under jurisdiction of the Ministry. The Government will stimulate the creation of programs and artworks with high artistic quality. All institutions and organizations that receive state support will be required to develop plans and strategies to attract audiences and raise their criteria for evaluating actual quality of cultural performances. The Government will thoroughly review the project “Skopje 2014” along with its political, constitutional, legal, ethnic, cultural, architectural, urban, financial and aesthetic aspects. To cope with the consequences of “Skopje 2014”, the Government will call onboard all institutions of culture, science and art. Once all constitutional, legal, criminal and inspection assessments are completed and the abuses and crimes committed by 53