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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.

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. Where sectors have specific needs, they must be addressed consistently, not selectively, across various sectors.

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.

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.
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.

SMartBE “Which future for SMart?” – SMart in Progress Brussels, Belgium June 30, 2015 On June 30, SMartBE will open its doors for a day of reflection on its future. The day will be organised around 4 questions: how create and develop an activity, are shared and participative businesses realistic, which viable business model to choose and with whom … Continued

The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council is currently accepting applications for the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights [HRC res. 28/9]. The deadline for applications or nominations for the post of UN Special Rapporteur is June 18th at noon GMT.Any UN Member State, international organisation , NGO or individual is allowed to nominate an expert, … Continued

European Music Council  5th European Forum on Music ” Access to Music is Digital?” Riga, Latvia June 11-14 2015 The European Music Council’s  annual conference,  known as the European Forum on Music, will soon take place in Riga, Latvia and will focus on the question “is access to music digital ?”. Debates will also deal with audience development … Continued

On Wednesday 3rd June afternoon from 16 to 18, during the Green Week in Brussels, a citizens’ initiative called ‘King of the Meadows’, which is also part of Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018, will be presented. ‘ King of Meadows’ is a citizens’ initiative that aims at bridging the wide gap between citizens, landscape, commons and biodiversity. … Continued

Relais Culture Europe Workshop on Creative Europe project submission Paris, France June 22-23 2015 Relais Culture Europe is also the French Creative Europe desk and therefore organises a set of training to help professional build their submission of project for the next Creative Europe Call for Cooperation projects. The 3 different sessions will aim at updating … Continued

BOZAR Urban development and public space: Culture as a driver for cities.  at Bozar, Brussels, Belgium June 4, 2015 In the framework of  the 8th EU-LAC Summit, gathering EU as well as Latin America and Caribbean countries happening in Brussels in a few weeks, Culture Action Europe’s member BOZAR is hosting a debate on the role of culture in … Continued

Culture Action Europe is glad to announce the dates for its Annual Conference 2015. Developed in collaboration with the Vastra Gotaland Region, Beyond the Obvious 2015 will be held from October 15 to October 17 in Gothenburg – Vastra Gotaland Region (Sweden). The 2015 Conference will explore the tension between the private and the public/common … Continued