One of the key demands of the #CulturalDealEU was to earmark 2% for culture across the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs). While almost all Member States have presented their strategies and started getting payments from Brussels, the fight to have culture more prominently featured in the NRRPs is not over yet. 18 Members of … Continued
Over 80 civil society organisations, including Culture Action Europe, submitted an open letter to Conference Chairs on 9 February, calling for more accountability at the Conference on the Future of Europe. The letter calls on the Conference Chairs to define and articulate a working procedure for the Conference Plenary and its Working Groups that ensures … Continued
Annual policy conversation on #CulturalDealEU successfully joined forces of cultural Europe “When the night of the pandemic took over our private lives, we just sang from the balconies. Culture is decisive for the quality of life. And it’s culture that can bring people back together again after the trauma of the pandemic.” These words of … Continued
The third edition of the Annual Policy Conversation “A Cultural Deal for Europe” brought the European cultural ecosystem in a dialogue with EU policy-makers, advocating for culture to be central in the EU’s green and sustainable future. The online event happened in the framework of the #CulturalDealEU campaign, jointly developed by Culture Action Europe, the … Continued
2022 is the European Year of Youth. But what is its link with culture in the months ahead? As said by the European Commission President during her State of the Union address last year, “the pandemic has robbed young people of many opportunities – to meet and make new friends, to experience and explore new cultures. … Continued
This is the last chance to apply for the open call for experts launched by the Capacity Building for European Capitals of Culture. All interested professionals are invited to send in their applications before the end of February 2022. Check out the eligibility criteria here. The Capacity Building for European Capitals of Culture project supports … Continued
Applications are now open for the second edition of the New European Bauhaus prizes.
It is time for mid-term elections at the European Parliament. After the appointment of Roberta Metsola (EPP, Malta) as the new speaker of the House, parliamentary committees have also been holding ballots to renew their own leaderships for the next half of the current legislative term, until June 2024.