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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Policy-makers and those who implement cultural policies need to pay greater attention to soft-infrastructure and participation, rather than traditional approaches prioritising hard infrastructure. Now is the time to place community involvement to co-design and manage such processes at the core of the new Creative Europe programme, Horizon Europe, the Rights and Values programme, the European … Continued
There is no recovery or future for Europe without culture. The European cultural ecosystem is convinced that Europe needs a new Cultural Deal, a transversal, overarching framework that should demonstrate the EU’s political commitment to place culture at the heart of the European project. Culture is what brings us together. It is at the basis … Continued
In this open leter, initiated by More Europe – external cultural relations and supported by 20 prominent cultural organisations, Culture Action Europe calls on the European Commission and the European Parliament to give proper consideration and strengthen international cultural relations within future policy frameworks including in foreign and sustainable development policies; as well as in … Continued