We are glad to share with you: • Culture and Wellbeing: Reflection Paper • Culture and Wellbeing: a Handbook for Cultural Organisations • Culture and The Networked Economy: Handbook More informations, documents and stories on culture and wellbeing available here: http://cultureactioneurope.org/milestone/tell-us-a-story/ These are Culture Action Europe’s documents in the context of Creative Europe 2014-2017 work plan. CAE would … Continued
The topic of access to social protection is very broad. On the one hand, it seems impossible to address all social risks at once, and on the other hand counter-productive to address each social risk individually. Therefore we chose to identify categories of risks. The first survey on access to social protection for those in … Continued
The European Alliance for Culture and the Arts (where CAE is a member) appeals to include culture, arts and creative work in the the European Commission’s new strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations (the 2030 Agenda). The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and associated targets adopted by the United … Continued
SDG Watch Europe, a civil society alliance of more than 90 EU NGOs established to ensure the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the EU and its Member States, has criticised today’s publication of the EC Commission’s Communication entitled “Next steps for a sustainable European future – European action for sustainability.” “The … Continued
TTIP has been stuck in technical negotiations since those started three years ago. Negotiators hope to reach a deal before the end of 2016. However, political agendas on both sides of the Atlantic and the recent EU referendum in the UK suggest a longer process is most likely. The postponement of negotiations is made even … Continued
In light of the results of the American election, Culture Action Europe reflects on the political implications for Europe and encourages the European Institutions to sincerely engage with the concerns of its citizens. CAE sees the American results as part of a political trend gaining ground across Western democracies. It signals an epochal change, where … Continued
In June 2016 a majority (51.9%) of British voters elected to leave the European Union, yet 96% of the UK cultural sector indicated its desire to remain1. In this little guide, Culture Action Europe (CAE) considers possible models for the kind of relationship that the UK may develop with the EU within the framework of … Continued
This is a common statement signed by 177 European and national civil society organisations and trade unions (Culture Action Europe is one of the signatories), ahead of the EU27 Summit in Bratislava on 16 September 2016. […] “Too many people across Europe are dissatisfied and disillusioned with the European Union and feel remote from its … Continued