Without culture, the transition won’t be fair or viable. Culture must be structurally integrated into climate policy. Read EMCCINNO’s first policy brief.
Read a summary of Culture Action Europe’s contribution to the European Parliament’s stakeholder consultation on the AgoraEU proposal (Creative Europe – Culture strand) that took place on Wednesday 4 March 2026.
No support for creative industries in the next EU budget? The new MFF proposal debuffs support for the more economic dimensions of culture, its digitalisation and financial tools that help creative businesses grow, merging these into the European Competitiveness Fund which barely mentions creative sectors. What does this mean moving forward?
In the wake of the recent CDEU Policy Conversation, it is worth revisiting the Commission’s policy framework for culture, the Culture Compass, to examine how its narrative framing of culture translates into some of the proposed flagship initiatives.
Read Culture Action Europe’s main takeaways from the CDEU Annual Policy Conversation in February 2026.
As the EU negotiates its next long-term budget (Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034), the future of culture-related research and innovation is at risk. Find out why we are calling for €3 billion for culture-related research and innovation in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
Following the publication of the draft interim report on amendments to the Commission’s MFF proposal by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Culture Action Europe submitted its proposed amendments to the relevant MEPs. Read about how we call for broader inclusion and support for socially engaged arts within our proposal.
Culture Action Europe proposes that the European Commission uses part of the digital fines collected from the enforcement of EU digital regulation to fund culture. This piece explores why using digital fines to fund culture is a good idea, how this could be done, and what nuances should be taken into account.