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

CAE joins a coalition of 70+ cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in calling on EU policymakers to ensure a stronger budget for the Culture strand in AgoraEU.

The Council’s MFF budget proposal: bad news for AgoraEU

The Council has unveiled its proposed budget allocations for the next long-term EU budget and it’s bad news: a 33% reduction in budget for AgoraEU compared to the Parliament’s position.

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.

EU leaders sign ambitious Joint Declaration on Culture

EU institutions have signed the Joint Declaration on culture, agreeing a long-term strategic vision for culture at the heart of Europe.

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.

A black-and-white photograph shows a diverse group of people walking down a paved, cobblestone European street or pedestrian walkway lined with trees and buildings. Some individuals are talking and smiling, and a person in the background holds up a light-colored flag. A stylized, bright pink geometric butterfly graphic is overlaid on the right side of the image, contrasting with the monochrome scene.
An elevated, high-angle view of the image shows a large, circular conference hall with wooden flooring and multiple tiers of seating where numerous people are seated at desks equipped with monitors. A giant, ring-shaped light fixture hangs from the concentric wooden ceiling directly over the center of the room. Digital display screens are mounted on the upper wooden walls, overlooking the formal meeting of the European Council.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
European leaders Roberta Metsola, Nikos Christodoulides, and Ursula von der Leyen stand side-by-side smiling while jointly holding a dark blue document folder embossed with the European Union stars. They are formally dressed and positioned in front of a backdrop featuring several large European Union flags.

“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

Highlighting the role of culture in the production of new sustainable development models and urban planning is a core focus of Culture Action Europe’s activities. At the beginning of 2015, Culture Action Europe, jointly with its partner, the Agenda 21 for Culture (UCLG), launched the Pilot Cities programme entitled “Culture in Sustainable Cities: Learning with … Continued

Dear members of Culture Action Europe, dear friends and supporters, The European project is currently being attacked from many sides. Nationalistic tendencies are increasing in scope and visibility. The increase in the arrival of refugees and migrants to Europe is unprecedented – and instead of demonstrating solidarity and engaging in the development of intercultural societies, … Continued

Tools and methodologies which may be used for addressing imbalances and asymmetries in partnerships. Development of peer ethics and peer protocols in different types of situations and partnerships Attachments CAE_Brussels_28-1 Presentation (7 MB)

Culture Action Europe wants to bring your attention a petition furthered by members of the Art Rights and Justice (ARJ) working group. For more information on ARJ, please see : http://cultureactioneurope.org/milestone/arj-arts-rights-justice/ In January 2016, a petition was initiated expressing concern on the imprisonment and sentencing of two Iranian musicians (Mehdi Rajabian and Emadi) and a … Continued