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Culture Action Europe is concerned by the Turkish President’s decision to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights. The decision follows other controversial announcements that Turkey will be in a state of emergency for the next three months, which gives Mr Erdoğan powers which can easily be misused- especially considering the purge on … Continued

The following note was produced by Culture Action Europe to the attention of Silvia Costa – Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament. As the voice of culture in Europe, CAE’s feedback on the Creative Europe Programme represents an opinion of the culture sector’s concerns, provided by a network of 145 members in … Continued

Culture Action Europe co-signed and contributed to the position paper on “Sustainable urban development and culture” drafted by the Committee on Culture of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). In October 2016, the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to be held in Quito, will adopt the New Urban Agenda, a document which is expected to … Continued

Throughout history, the term “common” has been used with different, sometimes contradictory, meanings. Recently, it has gained in popularity to define and accompany the theorisation and fabrication of new political paradigms. Put simply, the idea of “common” groups the ensemble of material and immaterial objects that are or should be held “in common”. However, as we … Continued

Culture Action Europe respects the sovereign decision of the British people, but sincerely regrets that they have opted to leave the European Union. As the voice of culture in Europe, Culture Action Europe is committed to serving as a bridge between the British and European cultural landscapes, both during and after this political separation. Continental … Continued

CAE carried out various activities prior and after the UK referendum on the EU. We organised two seminars in the UK with the culture sector prior to the referendum http://cultureactioneurope.org/news/uks-eu-referendum-a-cultural-response/ http://cultureactioneurope.org/news/manchester-meeting-uks-eu-referendum-a-cultural-response-2/ CAE/Katherine Heid has written an article, published in Artsprofessional: http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/european-perspective CAE board member Clymene Cristoforou wrote an article on the topic: https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/eu-referendum-in-or-out-two-opposing-views-on-what-the-vote-means-to-the-arts CAE’s analysis of … Continued