Culture Action Europe calls for an AgoraEU that covers all cultural and creative sectors fairly, protects the cross-sectoral nature of European cultural cooperation, and provides more ambitious funding for culture as a whole. Where sectors have specific needs, they must be addressed consistently, not selectively, across various sectors.
As the trialogue approaches, the European Parliament is consolidating its positions on key funding programmes shaping the next MFF. Among them, AgoraEU stands out as a central framework for supporting culture and socially impactful projects, raising questions about what’s new and why it matters.
The Interim Report of the European Parliament on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has been adopted with an increased budget proposed for the AgoraEU programme. Read more and learn our reaction in this piece.
The next Horizon Europe programme (2028–2034) is being shaped right now, and culture is disappearing from its architecture. Read what Culture Action Europe, as part of the Artistic Research Alliance, is calling for in terms of amendments to the Parliament’s draft report.
A coalition of 500+ organisations representing Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, independent media and journalism, civil society and democracy actors have sent an open letter to the EU institutions calling for a substantial increase in funding for the AgoraEU programme in the next long-term EU budget.
Socially engaged arts are collaborative, community-centred practices where artists and participants co-create artistic responses to social, environmental, and political issues. But how does that actually work on the ground? We’ve put together a reflective blog post to explore what these practices look like in action.
An extract of the March 2026 issue of the Brussels Decoder, Culture Action Europe’s monthly members-only publication, providing an overview of the state of play for cultural funding at present in negotiations for the next long-term EU budget.
Key takeaways from Culture Action Europe and MEP Nela Riehl’s policy lunch at the European Parliament on 23 March 2026.