STATEMENT BY THE CULTURE2030GOAL CAMPAIGN 20 APRIL 2020 With the world faced with the COVID-19 pandemic today and the need to rebuild our societies tomorrow, culture should be at the heart of the response. Culture brings inspiration, comfort and hope into people’s lives. To harness this potential, the Culture 2030 Goal movement, in the context … Continued
After failing to reach an agreement at the end of March, leaders of the 27 EU Member States will reconvene again in video-conference on 23 April for an extraordinary meeting of the European Council to discuss the joint response to the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new summit has been prepared by intense … Continued
Confined in our living rooms (if lucky enough), it is time to rethink how we relate to our environment, our economies and our societies. Could lessons we are learning from the current crisis bring us towards a more sustainable, just and equal future, based on solidarity? #Culturekeepsmesane hashtag is trending on Social Media these days … Continued
Open Letter to the EU Commission and the Member States, demanding support for the Cultural and Creative Sectors, particularly cultural creators, affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) all over Europe are hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live events and performances had to be cancelled, while most cultural venues were forced … Continued
Press Release, 27-03-2020, European Parliament. The Chair of EP Committee on Culture and Education warns that the cultural and creative sectors have been ravaged by the impact of stringent public health measures. Commenting on yesterday’s approval by the EP of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative, Culture and Education Committee Chair, Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE), issued the … Continued
In response to Covid-19 pandemic many governments, arts councils, foundations and private actors are deploying new emergency initiatives: designing compensation measures, reorganising their funding, combining efforts and sharing information, all this to tackle the unprecedented crisis that hit our societies – and specifically our culture, arts, creative sectors and cultural heritage. Culture Action Europe has addressed the … Continued
The coronavirus has affected all countries in Europe, and it is already evident that the cultural sector is and will be heavily impacted. We stand in solidarity with every person and organisation that are affected by the virus not only in Europe but also elsewhere in the world, and by the measures taken to contain … Continued
In response to covid-19 pandemic, European countries are deploying unprecedented emergency tactics and a warlike language. The “invisible enemy” is weakening not only the public health and labour systems across the continent deeply affected by the austerity policies of the last decade, but is also putting under threat the European project as we know it. … Continued