Representatives of the local cultural sector have repeatedly asked the City Hall of Cluj-Napoca to update the regulation on the allocation of funding for culture and to transition to the correct legal framework provided by GEO 51/1998. At present: (1) the evaluation commission is not made up of specialists (2) the decisions taken by this commission cannot be contested on content but only the registration procedure when the file is taken over; (3) the law on the basis of which the Local Council grants these funds is outdated, the legislation having been much improved in the meantime to ensure a more transparent and predictable framework for funding cultural projects.
On 28 November a public working meeting was held to draft a new regulation for the allocation of grants for cultural projects on OUG51, a document to be proposed to the City Hall of Cluj-Napoca in December this year.

The document can be accessed here: Documentul poate fi accesat aici: https://docs.google.com/.../184mJflvqt2gtVQEo4gHCvHj.../edit.

We are waiting for you at Casa Tranzit on December 6 at 18:00 for the second working meeting, to discuss with Alexandra Oană (local councillor, drafter of the first draft) the possible proposals for improvements before sending the proposal for the regulation to the approval circuit on December 15. Those who wish to attend, but are unable to participate physically, will be able to attend on Zoom.