The three-hour seminar dedicated to human rights and artistic freedom will include special address by Andrzej Kulig- First Deputy Mayor of the City of Krakow for Social and Municipal Policy and a keynote speech by Maria Arena, Chair Subcommittee on Human Rights in the EU Parliament. Artists all around the world are discriminated against because … Continued
The Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG) is a cross-partisan coalition in the European Parliament (EP) with members from six different political groups. CCFG aims at improving the whole European cultural ecosystem – i.e. the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) – and especially the situation and conditions of creators, e.g. authors, performers and artists. The first … Continued
Concluding words from EP CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe Tere Badia, Director of the European Cultural Foundation André Wilkens and Secretary General of Europa Nostra Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation and Europa Nostra, coordinating the … Continued
Chapter 3: “Culture and cultural heritage for the Future of Europe”, introduced by Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, Secretary General of Europa Nostra, featuring video message from the French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune. In conversation with Luca Jahier, former president of the EESC and Guilherme d’Oliviera Martins, Calouste Gulbekian Foundation. Reaction from Apostolos Tzitzikostas, … Continued
Chapter 2: “Philanthropy as contributor to the Cultural Deal for Europe”, introduced by André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation, in conversation with the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel. Reactions from Giuliano da Empoli Gijs de Vries. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture … Continued
Chapter 1: “Culture as a driving force for Europe’s recovery”, introduced by Tere Badia, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe, in conversation with the EP CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen. Reactions from MEPs Niklas Nienass & Sandro Gozi. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation … Continued
The final Heritage Conference Zone conference, held November 23 – 26, 2020, offered workshops, a keynote presentation with discussion and a session with policy-makers. HCZ launched their toolkit for instituional change, to open up spaces for difficult conversation about our heritage and the societies we want to live in. The Week showcased and discussed the … Continued
Culture Action Europe was present at the Safe Havens Global Live stream 2020, contributing to the discussion on the Freedom of Artistic Expression from the European policy perspective. The annual Safe Havens conference is a global network meeting. The conference is organized in a process of collaboration between artists, different cultural operators and organizations, where … Continued