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150+ organisations call for a more ambitious budget for culture in AgoraEU

CAE joins a coalition of 150+ cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in calling on EU policymakers to ensure a stronger budget for the Culture strand in AgoraEU.

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.

Culture in National & Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs)

Learn about National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) in the next long-term EU budget, why they matters, and what action(s) can be taken to ensure a strong cultural presence in national plans.

A Sector Contribution to the Work Plan for Culture 2027–2030

Ahead of the next EU Work Plan for Culture, Culture Action Europe has developed a set of recommendations for the Council of the EU, shaped by discussions from the BEYOND Satellites 2026.

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.

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Title slide: 'A sector contribution to the work plan for culture 2027–2030,' with the Culture Action Europe logo and a black-and-white illustration of flowers, roots, and insects.
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Culture Crops: cultural practices in non-urban territories was the theme of this year’s Beyond the Obvious 2019 conference. Held in the border cities of Konstanz, Germany and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, the conference aimed to spark debate about culture and cultural practices in peripheral territories and to jointly develop advocacy approaches to arts and culture in rural … Continued

Culture Crops: cultural practices in non-urban territories was the theme of this year’s Beyond the Obvious 2019 conference. Held in the border cities of  Konstanz, Germany and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, the conference aimed to spark debate about culture and cultural practices in peripheral territories and to jointly develop advocacy approaches to arts and culture in rural … Continued

Ahead of talks among EU leaders on the long-term budget in the European Council 12-13 December, the Chair of Culture and Education Committee, Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE), issued a statement: “The Culture and Education Committee has had a very constructive relationship with the Finnish Presidency of the Council during the trilogue negotiations on Erasmus+, Creative … Continued

The future of Creative Europe 2021-27 is currently in the hands of the EU Heads of State and governments that will meet in Brussels on December 12-13. Culture Action Europe had a look at the new negotiation box, which contains more detailed figures prepared by the Finnish Council Presidency. While the document details only allocations … Continued

From 23-23 October, Culture Action Europe hosted their 2019 conference, Beyond the Obvious: Culture Crops, in Konstanz, Germany and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. Concluding several days of local cultural centre visits, project dialogues, and workshops, European Parliament CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen MEP shared the following statement with conference guests. “Rural land symbolizes romance or wilderness, is … Continued

At Beyond the Obvious 2019, Culture Action Europe hosted a ‘Culture Crops Agora’, giving arts and cultural practitioners working in non-urban territories an opportunity to share their experiences. An open space for discussion and dialogue, the Agora hosted over 25 unique projects from non-urban territories, rural areas and peripheries. Check out a few of the … Continued