The Baltic Sea’s recovery depends on method, patience and imagination. Drawing on insights from John Nurminen Foundation’s CEO Annamari Arrakoski-Engardt, this article explores how science, behaviour and culture combine to repair a stressed and shallow sea, from eelgrass meadows to sustainable fisheries and art that changes perception.
“From Ortaklaşa, we have learned that small-scale collaborations can yield wide-reaching change; cultural solidarity is essential in fragile times; and cultural policy gains meaning only when it is inclusive, participatory, and rooted in trust. Let us rethink cultural policy together — and explore how to co-create a fairer, more participatory cultural future across Türkiye and Europe.”
“Across Europe, people are reclaiming hope not as a mood but as a method…Hope that chooses to act again and again for justice, for joy and for each other.” – Natalie Giorgadze
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.
As this year of growing, resting, rooting, and seeding comes to a close, the garden we chose to represent our community keeps moving; it never stands still. Read on for our end-of-year reflections and warmest wishes for the year ahead.
This piece was originally published by Culture Action Europe member, Boekmanstichting, in the Dutch language, for the issue, “Boekman #145: Artistieke vrijheid onder druk.” (Artistic freedom under pressure).
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.
An update on the 2025 Creative Europe European cooperation projects call, including an official response to our open letter published in November in which we call for action and safeguards to protect the future of the programme.