As part of its multiannual programme co-funded by the European Union, On the Move is publishing the fifth edition of the Cultural Mobility Yearbook. The Yearbook is conceived as a way to delve into the numerous calls and resources that On the Move collects and promotes on a daily basis.
It does this primarily through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of calls for participation in residencies, meetings, fellowships, training activities, and other funded mobility opportunities for artists and culture professionals that were published on the On the Move website between 1 January and 31 December 2025 (with a few comparative references to the same data from previous years).
In 2025, this gives us a dataset of 573 open calls involving 118 countries and territories as mobility organisers or destinations. While it is not a complete picture of all activity, it represents our best effort to monitor activity in the mobility field, helped by our international network of more than 90 member organisations and individuals.
A particular focus for this year’s edition is the European Union’s neighbouring countries. Key takeaways include the following:
- There were 93 open calls involving European Union neighbouring countries, namely Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
- In the opportunities relating to the neighbouring countries, the majority involved organisations based in Europe: 71% of the organising entities were based in Europe while 64% of the destinations were in Europe.
- European funding played a significant role in open calls in European neighbouring countries in 2025; of the 93 open calls identified, 76% were co-funded by the European Union. This compares with 47.1% EU co-funded open calls relating to Africa, 34.4% in Asia (all in Western Asia) and 26.9% in Europe.
Download the Yearbook from previous years:
- Download the Cultural Mobility Yearbook 2025 (focus on cultural mobility / young and emerging arts workers)
- Download the Cultural Mobility Yearbook 2024 (focus on cultural mobility / training and professional development)
- Download the Cultural Mobility Yearbook 2023 (focus on cultural mobility / environmental sustainability)
- Download the Cultural Mobility Yearbook 2022 (focus on digital mobility)