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We are delighted to announce that Lars Ebert will be joining Culture Action Europe (CAE) as the new Secretary General as of 1 January 2023

The Culture For Health scoping review of culture, well-being, and health interventions and their evidence, impacts, challenges and policy recommendations for Europe is now published!

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new initiative on mental health, to be presented in 2023, in her State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech on Wednesday (14 September).

The Cultural Creators Friendship Group held a Roundtable on the Status of the Artists to exchange and dialogue between MEPs and the cultural and creative sectors’ and industries’ representatives, as well as Commission and Council.

The European Parliament called on the EU to urgently support Ukraine in documenting attacks against its cultural heritage and to help with reconstruction.

Culture Moves Europe offers mobility grants to individual artists and cultural professionals willing to implement a project abroad.

10 October is World Mental Health Day. The overall objective of it is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.

Nils Fietje (WHO) recently sat down for an interview with the CultureForHealth project to speak more on the World Health Organisation’s growing focus on culture.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen pronounced her third annual State of the Union (SOTEU) address before the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 14 September.

Last week Culture Action Europe hosted a 5-day training for the project #Come2Art. The workshop trained 15 artists and cultural workers to engage  as creativity ambassadors of the co-creativity hubs, and as community mentors.

Members of Culture Action Europe and Member States representatives discussed the Work Plan for Culture at a workshop held on 11 July to share insights, open dialogue, and develop policy recommendations.