The aim of the study was to identify and list any obstacles that may affect 1) the mobility and free movement of people working in the performing and visual art sectors and 2) the provision and circulation of cultural products within the Community area. The study argues for the coordination of the social status of artists working in the EU; the creation of an Internet based information system; a Europe wide mobility fund; introduction of a "one-stop-shop" which deal with all administrative formalties when hiring artists; introduction of a European "dance passport" and an international contemporary dance school, etc.