Alongside 90 signatories, Culture Action Europe is collectively urging the European Council to support the European Parliament’s proposal of increasing funding for Creative Europe to €2.8bn total. The letter, below, outlines this call: “We are writing as a group of 90 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors ahead of the European Council discussions … Continued
On behalf of Culture Action Europe membership, we call on your support for non-profit organisations active on local, regional, national and European level that wish to work in a European context and contribute to building a stronger European Union. KEY MESSAGES Non-profit cultural organisations should be considered important stakeholders at the EU level, to be … Continued
In tandem with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit taking place in New York from 24-25 September, Culture Action Europe is renewing its call to integrate culture transversally within the SDGs through the publication of a new report titled “Implementing Culture within the Sustainable Development Goals: The role of culture in Agenda 2030”. The Goals, … Continued
Subject: Bring culture back in the Commissioner’s title Dear Ms. President-elect, We congratulate you on finalising the challenging task of forming the future European Commission. Culture is grouped together with youth, research, innovation, sport and education in the portfolio of Ms Gabriel. We are pleased to see culture embedded in this range of areas which … Continued
EU values, democracy and culture are intimately related, for each of them to thrive, they all must thrive. Thus, we were glad to hear in your opening Statement in the European Parliament Plenary Session that you are committed to build a united Europe of peace and a Europe of values underpinned by the rule of … Continued
In view of the upcoming interinstitutional negotiations on Creative Europe 2021- 2027, Culture Action Europe published a communiqué, calling co-legislators to consider the set of recommendations deriving from the European cultural and creative sector. CAE Communiqué on Creative Europe for Interinstitutional Negotiations Read also Culture Action Europe’s position on Creative Europe here.
Want to join the campaign? Check this toolkit out to see how you can be involved. The Culture Action Europe EP Elections 2019 Campaign aims to foster a stronger recognition of the cultural dimension of the European Union and culture’s contribution to Europe and to encourage voters to make their voice heard by participating in the European Parliamentary elections. The … Continued
Nel 2019 si terranno le elezioni del Parlamento Europeo che rappresentano un momento centrale per l’Unione Europea. Dopo la dura recessione e le politiche di risanamento di bilancio, l’aumento delle disparità socio economiche ha incrementato un generale distacco dalla politica e un sempre maggiore euroscetticismo. In questo contesto persino gli argomenti culturali vengono sempre più … Continued