On November 10, 2020, Culture Action Europe jointly submitted an open letter to the German Presidency of the EU, European Parliament Budget and ECON Chairs, and European Commission Task Force on European Recovery Plan regarding concerns with the lack of involvement of civil society organisations in the design and adoption of the European regulatory framework … Continued
The US election week was not the only marathon taking place these days. The negotiating teams of the European Parliament and of the German Presidency of the EU Council have been trying hard to agree on a compromise text on the next 7-year Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). On Tuesday 10 November, a few days after the … Continued
While Europe is quickly falling back into a quasi-full lockdown, the negotiations on the EU’s long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, are entering the final stretch. Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the Member States meeting in the Council are set to reach an agreement on the overall figures of the … Continued
In this quarter’s newsletter, Culture Action Europe focuses on the rise in the arts and cultural milieu to calling out the need for protection and promotion of artistic freedom. Pandemics have jeopardised nationalism and localisation tendencies already present within the EU before Covid19, further shrinking political, civic, artistic, and new unregulated public spaces online. Recent … Continued
In the open letter, published on October 30, 2020, Culture Action Europe, along with other 109 pan-European cultural networks and associations calls the European Union (EU) and EU member states to protect culture as part of the coronavirus recovery plans and dedicate at the very least 2% of national Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) budget … Continued
The European Commission has called for an “innovative and aesthetic” approach to fully realize the Green New Deal in people’s lives. Through focus on design, sustainability and investment, the New European Bauhaus aims to be an intersectional project that transforms environmental, economic, and cultural goals for Europe. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first hinted … Continued
On October 21, 2020, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde and Chief Economist Philip R. Lane hosted a virtual listening event with civil society organisations to ensure civil society is included in the ECB strategy review loop. Among organisations working in the fields of democracy, youth, and environmentalism, ECB invited Culture Action Europe as … Continued
Culture Action Europe has contributed to the consultation on the Restart of the Cultural and Creative Sectors initiated by the European Committee of the Regions. Acknowledging the devastating impact of COVID-19-related measures on the cultural and creative sectors in all parts of Europe, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) intends to address this question … Continued