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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.

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.
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NEW! The FUND-FINDER, A Guide to funding opportunities for arts and culture in Europe, beyond Creative Europe, July 2015   This new IETM publication – coordinated by On the Move – provides a detailed and easy-to-read overview of public and private funding opportunities for the arts and culture in Europe and beyond: it provides a … Continued

On 9 June 2015, the European Parliament adopted the own-initiative report by German Greens/European Free Alliance MEP Julia Reda (Pirate Party) on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC (the InfoSoc Directive) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001. The report will feed into upcoming proposals by the European Commission to update current … Continued

MCP Broker | Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation The MCP Broker website is now public! You will find reports, conclusions, inspiration, photos, reference materials and a lot more from the project work and from all the five participating countries: Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium and Sweden. Surf the new MCP Broker website The project is supported by European Integration … Continued

La Ligue de l’Enseignement, Fédération d’Indre-et-Loire is seeking partners to join the project Youth Literature (working title) and its application to the October 2015 deadline of Creative Europe – European Cooperation Projects. Based in Tours, France, La Ligue de l’Enseignement, Fédération d’Indre-et-Loire brings together tens of thousands of women and men responsible and committed to the … Continued

Robert Bosch Stiftung and MitOst e.V Call for Projects “Actors of Urban Change” Deadline: September 13, 2015.  The Robert Bosch Stiftung and MitOst e.V. have launched the call of the second edition of its project “Actors of Urban Change” which aim is to achieve sustainable and participatory urban development through cultural activities. Cross-sectorial projects teams … Continued

IETM has recently issued its last study “Mapping of types of impact research in the performing arts sector (2005-2015)”.  This study provides a state of the art of the models existing in different countries to measure the impacts of arts and culture on society and individuals. 150 case studies have been taken into account to build … Continued

MCP Broker | Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation Final Conference, Hangar Barcelona. Calle Emilia Coranty 16, Barcelona, Spain 30 June – 1, 2 July 2015 The final conference of MCP Broker will soon take place in Barcelona. It will be the place to present the results of the different countries, to share experiences and knowledge with experts and … Continued