Culture Action Europe is pleased to inform you that, jointly with the Agenda 21 for Culture-UCLG, it has been awarded the contract for an EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) study on “Culture, Cities and Identity in Europe”. The study will be presented at a high-level conference on 20 and 21 June 2016 organized in partnership with the ‘Culture and Education’ Committee of … Continued
Using data provided by Eurostat, the Budapest Observatory shows that, by 2013 and 2014, central government spendings on culture of 23 European countries dropped below the 2004 amount. It underlines, however, that “more than half of all public money on culture is spent locally”. The full memo is available here!
CAE’s Italian members have been working together for the last year to share thoughts and experiences that lately grew into a full project directly led by them in collaboration with Culture Action Europe Staff. The project is called Cre•action Roma, and will be held in Rome on April 28. It is an answer to an urgent need … Continued
In the framework of its Work Plan for Culture 2015-2018, the European Commission publishes a report “Towards More Efficient Financial Ecosystems“. The report was produced by the ‘open method of coordination’ (OMC) expert group on access to finance for the CCS, whose work began in July 2014 in the framework of the Council Work Plan … Continued
We international cultural networks come together on a regular basis to share experiences and know-how, to increase our cooperation and to discuss how we can better support the cultural sector. “The Value of International Cultural Networks” is our statement of why we are here and why we intend to stay. You are welcome to join us! Download … Continued
What is a cultural centre actually about? How are they interacting with the citizens? Are culture centres really as important as we think when it comes to inclusion and participation? RECcORD is a research and action project that invites people with a strong connection to a cultural centre (employees, volunteers, etc.) to participate in the … Continued
The Croatian Minister of Culture, Zlatko Hasanbegović, has announced that his political programme consists of building a uniform cultural paradigm that will serve to homogenize the nation and eliminate any dissent or opposition concerning the values that he supports. This would be a serious threat to the plurality of cultural and artistic creativity, to the … Continued
“New discourses and approaches are needed to guide cultural policy. These must be accompanied by commitments to institutional and structural change in all areas of governance and management of culture. […] This report is a contribution to this global effort.” Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO Here is how starts the recently written UNESCO report on Re/Shaping Cultural … Continued