Less than one week left: Sign our new online letter and spread the word to call on our national leaders to demonstrate political vision and courage when they meet on the 22nd of November to discuss the next EU budget 2014-2020 at the European Summit: www.wearemore.eu Read and download Culture Action Europe’s and the European … Continued
On the 8th of October, the Member of the European Parliament Silvia Costa (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, IT), presented her report on the next EU Culture Programme Creative Europe to the Culture Committee. Culture Action Europe (CAE) welcomes Ms Costa’s proposal, which clearly aims at improving the balance between the economic-driven … Continued
Statement 8 November 2012 download on pdf At the European Parliament CULT committee meeting held on the 8th of October MEP Silvia Costa presented her report on the legal basis for the future Creative Europe programme. Culture Action Europe (CAE) welcomes Ms Costa’s proposal, which clearly aims at improving the balance between the economic-driven and … Continued
On the 10th and 11th of May, the EU Council of Culture Ministers met under the Danish Presidency in Brussels to adopt a position on the next EU Culture Programme Creative Europe. Through the position adopted (a so called “partial general approach”), the EU Council of Culture Ministers not only expresses strong support for the … Continued
Civil society voices reached the EU Council of Culture Ministers Act for culture in Europe! Campaign message in support of future EU Culture Programme ‘Creative Europe’ communicated on the occasion of Culture Ministers meeting in Brussels 10 May 2012 On the occasion of the EU Council of Culture Ministers meeting in Brussels the 10-11 of … Continued
Culture Action Europe, in the framework of the ‘we are more – act for culture in Europe’ campaign welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for Creative Europe but calls for an improved recognition of the social dimension of arts and culture and the importance of risk taking and experimentation. The European Parliament and EU member states … Continued
On 22-24 June, the Hungarian EU Presidency is organising the first joint informal meeting between senior officials of Ministries of Culture and senior officials responsible for culture in Ministries of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the meeting is to develop an integrated approach to culture in external relations. The topics to be discussed include: culture … Continued
The Civil Society Contact Group, which brings together eight large human rights and value-based NGO sectors – culture (represented by Culture Action Europe), environment, education, development, human rights, public health, social and women –, has published a joint statement asking the European Commission to respect fundamental principles of public interest when preparing its communication on … Continued