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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.

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A conceptual collage of four diverse people interacting within a set of interlocking puzzle pieces, representing teamwork and collaboration.

It’s la rentrée! After a well-deserved summer recess, EU dwellers are getting back to work with busy agendas full of meetings – yet, mostly still remote. And so did the CULT Committee of the European Parliament, that on Tuesday 1st September hosted the representatives of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU connected … Continued

After more than 90 hours of negotiations, the longest-ever European Council ended on the dawn of Tuesday 21 July with 68 pages of Conclusions and a compromise deal on the “Next Generation EU” Recovery Fund and the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027. Following four nights of talks, Heads of State and Government of the … Continued

Culture Action Europe is looking for a policy and project intern for the period of September-December 2020. The ideal candidate should be based in Brussels and willing to join a busy, international team of CAE. Required Background Degree in Political Science, Law, European Studies, Cultural Management, Cultural Studies Keen interest in cultural policies and European … Continued

Artistic Research (AR) is practice-based, practice-led research in the arts which has developed rapidly in the last twenty years globally and is a key knowledge base for art education in Higher Arts Education Institutions (HAEIs). The Vienna Declaration is intended as a policy document addressing political decision makers, funding bodies, higher education and research institutions … Continued