Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania, revealed its European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme for 2022.
Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania, revealed its European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme for 2022.
The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament approved a resolution on “The situation of artists and the cultural recovery of Europe”. Among other things, the text calls for the adoption of a European Framework on the matter – a topic on which Culture Action Europe has been vocal for a long time.
September Digest includes latest news on New European Bauhaus (NEB), NEB Pop-Up working group (where you can contribute with your thoughts about the place for culture), and Conference on the Future of Europe.
The 4thUnited Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Culture Summit took place on 9-11 of September 2021 in Izmir, Turkey. Under the title “Culture: Shaping the future”, stakeholders of the cultural sectors convened together with mayors and local leaders, academics, activists, and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss the contribution of culture to sustainable development.
From 17 to 19 September, the first of the Citizens’ Panels for the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) took place in Strasbourg. A key feature of the CoFoE, these panels convene 800 randomly chosen European citizens to jointly think about the future they want for the European Union.
“Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast forward (…). This has also been a time of soul-searching. From people reassessing their own lives to wider debates on sharing vaccines and on shared values.(…) But as I look back on this past year, if … Continued
European cultural community mobilises to bring underrepresented voices to the Conference on the Future of Europe 7 September 2021 marks the public launch of “Amplify: Make the Future of Europe Yours”, a public campaign led by Culture Action Europe together with its members in 12 European countries. The launch will begin with online press-conference scheduled … Continued
The UCLG Culture Summit is the main meeting point at global level of cities, local governments and other stakeholders that are committed to the effective implementation of policies and programmes on culture and sustainability. Since 2015, UCLG has convened three editions of the UCLG Culture Summit, which were respectively hosted by the City of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain, … Continued