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

CAE joins a coalition of 100+ cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in calling on EU policymakers to ensure a stronger budget for the Culture strand in AgoraEU.

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.

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.
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.
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.
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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.

The UK’s EU referendum is of key importance to the future of the European Union. It will demonstrate the continuing will of individual countries to support a democratic project of peace and collaboration. When UK citizens vote in the upcoming referendum, they will carry the responsibility for the wellbeing of future generations, for their own … Continued

“Overall, the Commission wants to make sure that Europeans can access a wide legal offer of content, while ensuring that authors and other rights holders are better protected and fairly remunerated. The key sectors of education, culture, research and innovation will also benefit from a more modern and European framework.” (Press release EC 9 December … Continued

Culture Action Europe is proud to announce that Mr Robert Manchin has unanimously been elected as the President of Culture Action Europe at an meeting held in Brussels on Friday, 27th November. He succeeds Ms Mercedes Giovinazzo under whose leadership the organisation has greatly developed and grown. Mr Manchin, the Executive Committee members, and the … Continued

Du 03/12/2015 au 21/06/2016, Culture et Démocratie, en partenariat avec PointCulture, PAC, Cesep, Centre Librex, Gsara et la Concertation des centres Culturels bruxellois, organise le cycle de conférences « Pour un numérique humain et critique ».  Les experts invités amèneront le public à réfléchir à la façon dont le secteur culturel pourrait s’approprier  créativement toutes … Continued

The PEN-Centre Germany has issued an open letter to the Austrian government, urging them to review their negative appraisal of Egyptian author OMAR HAZEK’S request for a visa to Europe. An honourary member of the Austrian PEN, Hazek was planning a tour to present an edition in German of his literary work in different venues … Continued

Culture Action Europe and BOZAR, in the context of Brussels Days: Europe, Last Chance are pleased to present three eye-opening, impassioned and honest conversations with Giorgio de Finis, Founder, MAAM Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz_città meticcia Renzo Martens, Artistic Director, Institute for Human Activities Thomas Kilpper, Artist, Lighthouse for Lampedusa Project 19 November 2015, 16:00-18:00 White … Continued

The Danish Centre for Arts and Interculture (CKI), in close collaboration with Audiences Norway, Kultur i Väst, Producentbyrån and The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science & Culture, presents New Urban Challenges, the 2015 edition of Arts & Audiences. Arts & Audiences is an annual conference for cultural leaders, artists, artistic directors, curators, producers, learning managers, … Continued

On the Move and ILES Artist Project present Rencontre avec des acteurs de la mobilité culturelle en Europe (Meeting with European Cultural Mobility Actors).  The event, which will bring together representatives from key European organisations on cultural mobility, aims to offer the public an opportunity to meet the individuals behind the organisations, ask practical and strategical questions and network. Invited organisations are Mobiculture, IETM … Continued