Highlights

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.