The Swiss Arts Council looks back on an intensive year. The parliamentary debates around the new cultural promotion legislation, the inclusion of folk culture in Pro Helvetia’s scope of promotion and the start of the Swiss Chinese Cultural Explorations programme each represented a major milestone. Altogether, Pro Helvetia spent CHF 28.2 million in support of cultural projects. The 2008 annual report informs on the facts and figures. It is available in German, French and Italian and can be ordered or downloaded here. The electronic version of the annual report containing information on all promotional activities of the past year is available at www.prohelvetia.ch/report