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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."

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

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