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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.

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. Where sectors have specific needs, they must be addressed consistently, not selectively, across various sectors.

Satellite BEYOND 2026

Satellite BEYOND is a series of decentralised, regional events hosted by CAE members that will take place over the next few months. BEYOND will travel from Riga → Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Istanbul → Amsterdam → Skopje → Gdańsk.

500+ organisations call for an increased budget for AgoraEU

A coalition of 500+ organisations representing Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, independent media and journalism, civil society and democracy actors have sent an open letter to the EU institutions calling for a substantial increase in funding for the AgoraEU programme in the next long-term EU budget.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Socially Engaged Arts

Socially engaged arts are collaborative, community-centred practices where artists and participants co-create artistic responses to social, environmental, and political issues. But how does that actually work on the ground? We’ve put together a reflective blog post to explore what these practices look like in action.

Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
A conceptual collage of four diverse people interacting within a set of interlocking puzzle pieces, representing teamwork and collaboration.

SHIFT Partners’ joint letter on climate action

This letter of intent describes the joint ambition of the nine cultural networks and platforms which make up the SHIFT Culture Erasmus+ co-funded project to systematically reduce the ecological footprint of their organisations and activities and to improve their resilience in the face of climate change, working on both mitigation and adaptation.

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The EP backs the call for a EU-wide “Status of the Artists”

The adoption of a “European Status of the Artists” is high on the political menu following the adoption in the European Parliament last week of the resolution on “The situation of artists and the cultural recovery of Europe”, drafted by Monica Semedo (Renew Europe, Luxembourg). After the unanimous support in the CULT Committee, the plenary approved the text with 543 votes in favour, 50 against and 107 abstentions on Tuesday 19 of October. 

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The EU’s strategy for international cultural relations five years on

Where are we at in the EU’s international cultural relations five years after the Joint Communication on the subject? On 14 of October a joint meeting  took place between the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) and Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) regarding the developments after five years since the adoption of the Joint Communication “Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations”. 

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RESHAPE closing conference: What kind of future do we want for the cultural sector?

During the closing conference in Zagreb and Ljubljana last week, all the results were presented and tested: the 9 prototypes – developed collaboratively by 40 artists and art workers from across Europe and the Southern Mediterranean – tackle the art sector’s major challenges and help the transition towards fair and sustainable practices.

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