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.
As the EU negotiates its next long-term budget (Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034), the future of culture-related research and innovation is at risk. Find out why we are calling for €3 billion for culture-related research and innovation in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
Following the publication of the draft interim report on amendments to the Commission’s MFF proposal by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Culture Action Europe submitted its proposed amendments to the relevant MEPs. Read about how we call for broader inclusion and support for socially engaged arts within our proposal.
Culture Action Europe proposes that the European Commission uses part of the digital fines collected from the enforcement of EU digital regulation to fund culture. This piece explores why using digital fines to fund culture is a good idea, how this could be done, and what nuances should be taken into account.
This briefing on Culture and Sustainability was edited and coordinated by by IETM and ENCC and forms part of 10 policy briefings in the discussion paper ‘Towards the Culture Compass: A Sector Blueprint’ published by Culture Action Europe.
This briefing on Culture and Health and Well-Being was edited and coordinated by Amateo and Cluj Cultural Centre and forms part of 10 policy briefings in the discussion paper ‘Towards the Culture Compass: A Sector Blueprint’ published by Culture Action Europe.
On 8 December 2025, the European Commission organised a High-Level Round Table on Artists’ Working Conditions. Culture Action Europe was represented by its Head of Policy, Luiza Moroz, whose intervention included recommendations on how to approach the EU Artists’ Charter outlined in the recently unveiled Culture Compass for Europe.