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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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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

MCP Broker | Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation Partners’ meeting in Stockholm, Sweden April 8-10, 2015   From the 8 to 10 April, Culture Action Europe will meet its partners of the MCP Broker project – Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation (Fundació Interarts, EDUCULT, Intercult, Eccom – Idee per la Cultura) in Stockholm to share findings from every partner and organise … Continued

European Theatre Convention, « The Art of Ageing 1st European Theatre and Science Festival » “Teatrul National” of Timisoara, Roumania April 16-19, 2015   ETC’s next General Assembly and international theater conference will soon take place in Romania, together with the  festival “The Art of Ageing – 1st European Theatre and Science Festival”. “The Art of Ageing” is a European … Continued

TEH Meeting 79 “Spaces of indecision” Manifatture Knos (Lecce, Italy), 21 – 24 May 2015 “Incontri del Terzo Luogo Workshops”, 19 – 23 May 2015 Application deadline for early bird fee : April 25.  Under the title of “Spaces of Indecision” the Meeting will offer both an international conference and a series of hands-on workshops on the concept of … Continued