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
Ahead of the next European Council meeting (17-18 July), 45 leading European cultural figures issued a call for the EU to “be bold and to invest in culture and the arts, to invest in all our creative futures.” This is a direct response to the European Commission’s latest proposal to reduce the Creative Europe programme’s … Continued
As a crucial week for the negotiations on the EU’s long-term budget unfolds, with the heads of State and government to meet in Brussels on 17-18 July for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen felt the need to remind that talks are not all about 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
Under the motto “Together for Europe’s recovery”, Germany is taking up the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union today, Wednesday 1st July. It will serve until 31 December next: this means that its term will be crucial for agreeing on a Recovery Fund that needs to be in place together with the … Continued
2019 has been a busy year for Culture Action Europe, putting a lot of energy in advancing culture in the public debate and decision-making. Two important campaigns to “Bring Culture Back, Ms. President” and EP Elections campaign have been the main highlights of our action in 2019. A new Culture Action Europe strategy document 2019-2021 … 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
Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of the CULT Committee, makes a statement following the exchange of views at the Committee on Culture and Education on the revised MFF proposal, in the European Parliament in Brussels. “First, we have to see that the original proposal from the Commission from the year 2018 was much higher than … Continued