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Culture Action Europe, with the support of the Open Society Foundations (OSF) has launched the project, entitled “Supporting MENA cultural agents in the EU”.  With this project, Culture Action Europe will create spaces to connect, exchange and work together with the cultural agents from the MENA region working and living in the EU. In the framework of the project, capacity…

The right to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts is the fundamental human right, as described in the Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although the role of culture in society and the relationship between art and ideology has undergone major changes over the centuries, culture still is a factor…

13 January is a #CulturalDealEU campaign day! Join our social media campaign to present and support the Cultural Deal for Europe! Throughout the day, Culture Action Europe will be using its Social Media channels to spread demands of the deal widely, join us in this action! What can you do to support the #CulturalDealEU Social Media action day? Add the…

January marks the beginning of a new Presidency of the Council of the EU. After last-minute negotiations on a wide range of subjects just before the holiday season – such as the long-term budget and Next Generation EU -, or at the very beginning of it (see the Brexit trade and cooperation deal), Germany has now virtually handed the Presidency…

Being the only cross-sectorial cultural network in Europe, Culture Action Europe represents a wide range of cultural organisations. Among its priorities is the affirmation of culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development, and raising awareness about the role of culture in implementing the Agenda 2030. This focus reflects a trend that is currently gaining momentum in Europe. The pivotal…

We are pleased to present Culture Action Europe’s latest and last Newsletter of the notorious 2020. We are heading into a new 2021 with a strengthened ambition and a stronger political support to place culture at the heart of the future of Europe.  There will be no sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic or future for Europe without culture. The…

As negotiations are drawing to a close on all major EU multiannual programmes, interinstitutional talks between Parliament, Council and Commission stroke a deal on the future Creative Europe on Monday 14 December.  For the next seven years, Creative Europe will have 2,2 billion euros, the biggest budget to date, as foreseen under the general agreement on the next EU’s long-term…

The last edition of Culture Action Europe’s News Digest for the year 2020 was sent to our members today. Monthly News Digests, meticulously prepared by the CAE team, keep our members informed about the relevant developments in EU policies related to culture and the arts. Interested in the EU Cultural Policies and would like to remain informed? Consider joining Culture…

While long-term budget talks are kept hostage by the veto of two Member States and the Commission might have to resort to emergency plans to keep programmes going, on December 1st European Ministers for Culture gathered online in a video-conference to discuss funding prospects for culture and support measures linked to the fallouts of the pandemic. The ministers welcomed the…

The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and alternative financing, artistic freedom, career…