The Sector for European Affairs and Cultural Development covers EU Affairs which fall within the scope of culture, undertaking evaluation, development and documenting cultural policy and joint questions concerning individual viewpoints. The special tasks performed by the sector include: organising co-operation on cultural matters within the EU, covering areas within the European structural funds; monitoring, analysing and evaluating cultural policy; monitoring and analysing the current state of culture; developing cultural-political measures and system solutions intended for cultural development and modernising cultural policy; comparatively analysing cultural policies of reference states and preparing materials and information thereof; monitoring the execution of legislation and evaluating its effects; database management and the management of other public records in the Ministry; documenting and collecting materials important for cultural development; organising external research support for the Ministry's programmes; and ensuring expert administrative support for the National Council for Culture covering joint system questions that refer to individual viewpoints on cultural policy (regionalism, payment system for the public sector in the area of culture, co-operation with representative syndicates, protection of copyright and so forth).