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70+ organisations call for a more ambitious budget for culture in AgoraEU

CAE joins a coalition of 70+ cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in calling on EU policymakers to ensure a stronger budget for the Culture strand in AgoraEU.

The Council’s MFF budget proposal: bad news for AgoraEU

The Council has unveiled its proposed budget allocations for the next long-term EU budget and it’s bad news: a 33% reduction in budget for AgoraEU compared to the Parliament’s position.

Reading between the strands: AgoraEU after Parliament and Council

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.

EU leaders sign ambitious Joint Declaration on Culture

EU institutions have signed the Joint Declaration on culture, agreeing a long-term strategic vision for culture at the heart of Europe.

Culture is being erased from EU research and innovation funding. How do we save it?

A coalition of cultural networks started the ‘Name, Place, Fund’ campaign to secure the presence of culture for research, innovation and competitiveness in the 2028-2034 budget.

A black-and-white photograph shows a diverse group of people walking down a paved, cobblestone European street or pedestrian walkway lined with trees and buildings. Some individuals are talking and smiling, and a person in the background holds up a light-colored flag. A stylized, bright pink geometric butterfly graphic is overlaid on the right side of the image, contrasting with the monochrome scene.
An elevated, high-angle view of the image shows a large, circular conference hall with wooden flooring and multiple tiers of seating where numerous people are seated at desks equipped with monitors. A giant, ring-shaped light fixture hangs from the concentric wooden ceiling directly over the center of the room. Digital display screens are mounted on the upper wooden walls, overlooking the formal meeting of the European Council.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
European leaders Roberta Metsola, Nikos Christodoulides, and Ursula von der Leyen stand side-by-side smiling while jointly holding a dark blue document folder embossed with the European Union stars. They are formally dressed and positioned in front of a backdrop featuring several large European Union flags.

New Commissioner, new portfolio

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has officially unveiled the new College of Commissioners for the next five years. Glenn Micallef (35, Labour Party, Malta) will oversee the newly combined portfolio of Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture, and Sport.

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Wrapping up Beyond the Obvious 2024: Recap video, Report and Podcast

The 2024 version of our annual Beyond the Obvious conference might be over, but we are not ready to let go of all the great memories we built together in Malmö. During this year’s Beyond the Obvious, we had the opportunity to reconnect once more with Culture Action Europe members, partners, Pop the Vote! Changemakers and … Continued

Statement on the Election of the European Parliament’s CULT Committee Chair 

Culture Action Europe is concerned about the recent election developments for the CULT Committee Chair. Along with the Cultural Deal for Europe partners, we urge the CULT Committee to build on its past successes and continue promoting cultural policies of inclusion, solidarity, pluralism, liberalism, transnationalism, diversity, and intercultural dialogue.

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