The European Parliament’s new compromise on Horizon Europe 2028-2034 strengthens the place of culture, creativity and artistic research in the programme.
On the morning of 29 October, two weeks after the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU proposed a 30% cut to AgoraEU, a wave of pink energy and joyful anger stormed Schuman Square, reclaiming it as what an agora should be: a space for people to gather and speak up.
Culture Action Europe launches the second edition of the State of Culture report.
Culture Action Europe opposes the Irish Presidency’s proposed 30% cut to AgoraEU. It would deliver minimal savings for the EU budget while weakening support for culture, media and democracy. We call on Member States to reverse them and restore at least the Commission’s proposed allocation.
More than 200 cultural organisations across Europe are calling on EU Member States to reverse the proposed cuts to Creative Europe’s annual budget for 2027. An open letter was initiated and coordinated by Culture Action Europe. →
Over the past five months CAE’s action group on working conditions, co-facilitated by Platform ACCT, wrote the paper ‘Towards the EU Artists’ Charter: A Sector Blueprint.’ It is our contribution to the forthcoming official document of the European Commission, the EU Artists’ Charter, that we expect mid-2027.
Today’s State of the Union left us at Culture Action Europe with mixed feelings. On the one hand, from a cultural perspective, there was a lot we could recognise ourselves in: fighting together for our European idea, standing up for values, protecting Europe’s unique social model, and affirming that ‘in Europe, people will always … Continued
An extract from a special edition of the Brussels Decoder, Culture Action Europe’s monthly members-only publication, providing an overview of National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) in the next long-term EU budget, why it matters, and what action(s) can be taken to strengthen culture’s presence.