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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."

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

On the 8th April, projects of cooperation on small and large scales for the Creative Europe Culture Sub-Programme have been published on the European Commission’s webportal. Among the selected projects, some participants are Culture Action Europe’s members. In details: LARGE SCALE PROJECTS: – AVnode (Italy) as coordinator of LPM 2015>2018 – Live Performers Meeting, – … Continued

On Thursday 16th April in the morning,  the  Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament gathers to discuss and adopt its draft opinions on the TTIP (see below for the full text) and Copyright. The meeting can be seen live here from 9.00 am. The opinion the Culture Committee is expressing on the TTIP is an … Continued

Europalia 45th Birthday May 12, 2015 BOZAR, Brussels This year Europalia celebrates 45 years of activity and its 25th edition of its festival, organised every 2 years in Belgium. As part of this anniversary celebration, Europalia invites the famous South African artist William Kentridge to give a lecture-performance at BOZAR. The artist will provide insights into … Continued