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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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Trans Europe Halles Communications and Development Director position opening Lund, Sweden Deadline: June 14, 2015 Trans Europe Halles, the European network of  independent cultural centres, is looking for an experienced Communications and Development Director, for a two-year contract starting in September 2015. The first part of the responsibilities will be to design TEH’s strategic communication for … Continued

(This initiative is an open call for cities and local governments) Culture Action Europe and its partner Agenda 21 for Culture – UCLG have jointly launched the Programme “Culture in Sustainable Cities: Learning with Culture 21 Actions”, dedicated to cities and local governments for the period 2015-2017. The programme aims at: • fostering increased local … Continued

Initiated and  by les Eurockéennes (FR) and the CMA Foundation (CH), and supported by the Interreg Programme France-Switzerland,  “Opération Iceberg” gathers 11 French and Swiss cultural actors from the region. This project consists of developing  an experimental mentoring scheme covering 10 emerging groups that benefit of 2 years (2013-2015) of diverse support tools such as residencies, training , concerts together … Continued

On April 27, during Civil Society Europe ‘s General Assembly, Culture Action Europe was elected as one of the member of its Steering Committee. This Committee is composed also by representative from Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l’Europe (AEGEE), European Alternatives, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), European Civic Forum (ECF), European Movement International (EMI), European Volunteer … Continued

On April 15-17, O Lugar da Cultura (the international conference organised by the Secretariat of State for Culture of Portugal) took place in Lisbon. Through a holistic and inclusive vision of Culture, the conference was organised to contribute to a better understanding of culture and its decisive role in the desirable European development model for the 21st … Continued

This report provides recommendations for a sustainable Nordic and Baltic dance field and was written by the Nordic and Baltic “keðja” sustainability think tank, in which the Director of Performing Arts Hub Norway, one of CAE’s members, took part. The Report is aimed at decision and policy makers and civil servants on local, national and international … Continued