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
On October 5, 2020, 26 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors wrote to European Commissioners Thierry Breton (Internal Market) and Paolo Gentiloni (Economy) regarding the EU’s flagship investment programme InvestEU. The programme is facing severe cuts which could have a dramatic impact on the ability of cultural and creative businesses to access much-needed … Continued
Europe’s recovery is very much on top of the list of all the EU institutions that have reconvened in September after a much-needed European staycation. All eyes both in Brussels and in the capitals are on how the complex financial architecture of the post-pandemic EU will work. This relates not only to the multiannual budget (2021-2027), but … Continued
Bringing the right to culture to the center of the political and social scene. From 1 to 3 October, Rome will be the scene of an extended stage between the main actors of a debate on participation in cultural life in the cities. At the heart of the three days, the presentation of the Charter … Continued
With leaders gathering from around the world for the United Nations General Assembly, a key focus will be on the steps that need to be taken to ensure a strong, fair response to COVID-19, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Last 18 September has seen the SDG Moment – a session of the … Continued
It has been a week of mixed feelings for culture in the European Parliament in Brussels, where yet another plenary took place these days in the impossibility to travel to Strasbourg. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first ever State of the Union speech (the ninth of its kind), a defining … Continued
Civil society Europe, where Culture Action Europe is an active member and represents European culture and creative sectors on its steering committee, published a statement as a contribution to the European Commission consultation on the European Democracy Action Plan. During the last years, EU core values such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights … Continued