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New European Bauhaus: a promising intention and a much needed open debate

Monday October 26th, 2020

The European Commission has called for an “innovative and aesthetic” approach to fully realize the Green New Deal in people’s lives. Through focus on design, sustainability and investment, the New European Bauhaus aims to be an intersectional project that transforms environmental, economic, and cultural goals for Europe. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first hinted at the setup of a…

#ECBListens to Culture Action Europe

Friday October 23rd, 2020

On October 21, 2020, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde and Chief Economist Philip R. Lane hosted a virtual listening event with civil society organisations to ensure civil society is included in the ECB strategy review loop. Among organisations working in the fields of democracy, youth, and environmentalism, ECB invited Culture Action Europe as the sole representative of the…

CAE contributes to the CoR consultation

Monday October 19th, 2020

Culture Action Europe has contributed to the consultation on the Restart of the Cultural and Creative Sectors initiated by the European Committee of the Regions. Acknowledging the devastating impact of COVID-19-related measures on the cultural and creative sectors in all parts of Europe, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) intends to address this question in an own-initiative opinion on…

Open Letter: Ensuring Support for Cultural and Creative Businesses

Tuesday October 6th, 2020

On October 5, 2020, 26 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors wrote to European Commissioners Thierry Breton (Internal Market) and Paolo Gentiloni (Economy) regarding the EU’s flagship investment programme InvestEU. The programme is facing severe cuts which could have a dramatic impact on the ability of cultural and creative businesses to access much-needed affordable debt and equity financing….

Member States urged to prioritise culture in their recovery plans

Friday October 2nd, 2020

Europe’s recovery is very much on top of the list of all the EU institutions that have reconvened in September after a much-needed European staycation. All eyes both in Brussels and in the capitals are on how the complex financial architecture of the post-pandemic EU will work. This relates not only to the multiannual budget (2021-2027), but especially to the Recovery Fund…

Mayors and institutions around the world give life to the Charter of Rome

Wednesday September 30th, 2020

Bringing the right to culture to the center of the political and social scene. From 1 to 3 October, Rome will be the scene of an extended stage between the main actors of a debate on participation in cultural life in the cities. At the heart of the three days, the presentation of the Charter of Rome 2020, an unprecedented…

No sustainable future without culture | #culture2030goal

Wednesday September 23rd, 2020

With leaders gathering from around the world for the United Nations General Assembly, a key focus will be on the steps that need to be taken to ensure a strong, fair response to COVID-19, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Last 18 September has seen the SDG Moment – a session of the UN General Assembly where leaders…

Of shadows and spotlights: Culture in the SOTEU and in the Recovery Strategy

Friday September 18th, 2020

It has been a week of mixed feelings for culture in the European Parliament in Brussels, where yet another plenary took place these days in the impossibility to travel to Strasbourg. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first ever State of the Union speech (the ninth of its kind), a defining political moment for outlining the…

European democracy needs a vibrant and independent civil society

Thursday September 17th, 2020

Civil society Europe, where Culture Action Europe is an active member and represents European culture and creative sectors on its steering committee, published a statement as a contribution to the European Commission consultation on the European Democracy Action Plan. During the last years, EU core values such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights have been facing increasing challenges…

Open Letter: European Democracy Action Plan

Monday September 14th, 2020

This open letter is being submitted in response to the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP). We, the undersigned, welcome the initiative to develop a European Democracy Action Plan as one of the strategic assets for the future of Europe, as well as to support EU citizens. Specifically, this related to the…

Keep the UK in Creative Europe

Tuesday September 8th, 2020

#Together4CreativeEurope coordinated by D6: Culture in Transit As the officials from the UK and EU continue trying to agree how the future relationship will work post-Brexit, a group of over 250 European cultural and creative leaders have signed an open letter calling on the UK Government to reconsider their decision to opt out of the Creative Europe programme worth £79…

The MAST Hybrid Interfacing Academy

Monday September 7th, 2020

In what way can the imagination of artists and their creativity tools bring about true novums at the crossings of technology and science, tackling the most complex challenges of the future, both for society at large, and the industries in particular? The MAST project jointly explores and identifies the vectors of possible policy impacts and priorities for the future of…