The Interim Report of the European Parliament on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has been adopted with an increased budget proposed for the AgoraEU programme. Read more and learn our reaction in this piece.
The next Horizon Europe programme (2028–2034) is being shaped right now, and culture is disappearing from its architecture. Read what Culture Action Europe, as part of the Artistic Research Alliance, is calling for in terms of amendments to the Parliament’s draft report.
A coalition of 500+ organisations representing Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, independent media and journalism, civil society and democracy actors have sent an open letter to the EU institutions calling for a substantial increase in funding for the AgoraEU programme in the next long-term EU budget.
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.