#CulturalDealEU calls for a central place for culture in the 2024 electoral campaigns
The initiators of A Cultural Deal for Europe publish an open letter, calling for a response to their call to action and include a strong cultural dimension in political programmes and electoral campaign trails.
At the helm of the Council Spain is pioneering culture as a global public good
Spanish Minister for Culture and Sport Miquel Iceta Llorens presented Spain’s main focuses on cultural policy to the CULT Committee. In line with UNESCO pledges as evoked by the MONDIACULT 2022 final declaration, Iceta announced Spain’s dedication to recognising culture as a global public good.
New Culture Commissioner gets confirmed as the EU braces for the last leg of the mandate
C’est la rentrée! CAE reflects on the new faces in the European Institutions, as wll as the recent SOTEU address by European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen.
Pop the Vote! calls upon young artists for the 2024 EU Elections
Today Culture Action Europe’s project, “Pop the Vote! Culture on the Ballot,” launches an open call to find 52 young Changemakers from 14 countries who want to deepen their artistic and activism practices by exploring innovative ways of community engagement using the language of the arts and culture for political change.
Recent statistics on cultural employment
A recent article in the online publication Culture Statistics presents updated data on cultural employment from 2022, collected by the European Union Labour Force Survey. Let’s break it down.