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It's time to take action: next steps with the MFF

Culture Action Europe hosted a campaign meeting last week open to the public providing updates on developments with the next EU long-term budget, to discuss the next steps of our Ask, Pay, Trust campaign, and to identify different forms of action that can be taken over the next months. 

CAE calls for CULT Committee to lead AgoraEU

Last week, Culture Action Europe and Europa Nostra wrote a letter to European Parliament President Metsola to call for the leading role of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) for the proposed AgoraEU programme.

Between radical thinking and advocacy pragmatism: Reflections from Mondiacult 2025

Lars Ebert reflects on his time at Mondiacult 2025 and the Civic Agora in Barcelona.

Culture Action Europe unveils its blueprint for future cultural policies in Europe

Culture Action Europe is proud to present ‘Towards the Culture Compass: A Sector Blueprint’: a discussion paper resulting from the joint efforts of 30 cross-border European cultural networks, aiming to propose a direction for European cultural policies.

Culture Benefits Your Health – And Society’s Too

Too often, “culture and health” is confined to a niche, spoken about in clinical terms and judged by health metrics. To move beyond that frame, we need a wider vocabulary. Culture is not merely healing; it is foundational to how people make meaning, build relationships and imagine futures.

CAE calls for reversal of 27 million EUR proposed cuts from the 2026 Creative Europe budget

This week, Culture Action Europe, together with 30 European cultural networks and organisations, sent a letter to the European Council and national ministers of finance and culture to urge to reverse the proposed 27.56 million EUR cuts to the Creative Europe Programme in the 2026 financial year.

Participants in a traditional Catalan human tower, or “castell,” stand shoulder to shoulder in red shirts, locking arms to support climbers above. This centuries-old practice, recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, symbolises strength, trust, and collective identity in Catalan culture.
An abstract, ethereal image featuring a blurred motion capture of two human figures against a soft gradient background of pale mint green and pink. One figure, on the left, is predominantly dressed in bright orange and pink tones; the other, on the right, appears in lighter white and coral shades. The image evokes movement, emotion, and the intangible connections between body, mind, and environment—symbolizing the intersection of culture and health.
A vibrant abstract digital artwork featuring a symmetrical arrangement of elongated, rounded vertical shapes in vivid gradients of pink, blue, yellow, red, green, and purple. The shapes appear to hover against a deep navy-blue background, forming a mirrored visual effect that evokes sound waves or digital signals.