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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.

What could the EU Artists' Charter look like?

Over the past five months CAE's action group on working conditions, co-facilitated by Platform ACCT, wrote our contribution to the forthcoming official document of the Commission, the EU Artists’ Charter, that we expect mid-2027. Read it here →

On a sunny day, a large group of people in light summer clothes stand spread out across a grassy courtyard, most with their backs to the camera. They face a long red-brick building with a row of tall arched windows. Young trees and a large dark-leaved tree frame the scene.
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.
Close-up photo with a red monochrome duotone filter showing a hand placing a small paper note labeled "EMPATHY" onto a worksheet during a group exercise, likely a values-mapping or workshop activity. The visible worksheet reads "mapping" with instructions about grouping similar values together, and a circular sticker labeled "Values" is visible in the bottom right. A pair of glasses rests on the table in the blurred background.
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.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
Graphic with a pink background and an orange square in the top left reading "Ask, Pay, Trust." Large black text on the right reads "Towards the EU Artists' Charter: A Sector Blueprint."

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

Intrusions into people’s private spheres, censorship, self-censorship in fear of retaliation, threats to people’s physical integrity and security,… Despite the efforts of many, the right to freely express oneself – also through artistic expression – is under growing pressure. An alarming fact considering that freedom of expression is a pillar for democratic development worldwide. Culture … Continued

Beyond the Obvious 2015 ended in Gothenburg (Sweden) on the evening of Saturday 17 October. For three days, over 180 participants from Sweden and from all over Europe, actively discussed and challenged assumptions on the contribution of culture to societal advancement. We, as Culture Action Europe team, believe that BtO15 has been exceptionally good, enriching, inspiring. We are … Continued