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70+ organisations call for a more ambitious budget for culture in AgoraEU

CAE joins a coalition of 70+ cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in calling on EU policymakers to ensure a stronger budget for the Culture strand in AgoraEU.

The Council’s MFF budget proposal: bad news for AgoraEU

The Council has unveiled its proposed budget allocations for the next long-term EU budget and it’s bad news: a 33% reduction in budget for AgoraEU compared to the Parliament’s position.

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.

EU leaders sign ambitious Joint Declaration on Culture

EU institutions have signed the Joint Declaration on culture, agreeing a long-term strategic vision for culture at the heart of Europe.

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.

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.
An elevated, high-angle view of the image shows a large, circular conference hall with wooden flooring and multiple tiers of seating where numerous people are seated at desks equipped with monitors. A giant, ring-shaped light fixture hangs from the concentric wooden ceiling directly over the center of the room. Digital display screens are mounted on the upper wooden walls, overlooking the formal meeting of the European Council.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
European leaders Roberta Metsola, Nikos Christodoulides, and Ursula von der Leyen stand side-by-side smiling while jointly holding a dark blue document folder embossed with the European Union stars. They are formally dressed and positioned in front of a backdrop featuring several large European Union flags.

Final campaign evaluation now online

2013 was the last year of the campaign ‘we are more – act for culture in Europe’, launched in strategic partnership with the European Cultural Foundation in 2010 with the aim of influencing the EU budget, policies and programmes for the years 2014-2020. In comparison with the campaign’s initial demands, the results of the EU … Continued

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“Go Vote – Bring A Friend” Campaign

European cultural networks launch campaign “Go vote! Bring a friend.” for the European elections (to be held between 22 and 25 May 2014) European cultural networks and organisations want to circulate to encourage citizens to use their right to vote and influence the future of Europe. All of them are concerned by the high rates … Continued

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UN adopts a new Resolution on Culture and Development

On 12 December, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a third resolution on culture and development, further to the two resolutions adopted in 2010 and 2011. Building on the recognition of the role of culture for development acknowledged in the previous resolutions, the new resolution represents an important breakthrough on the development agenda as … Continued

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New EENC report: EU-South Korea cultural exchanges

EU-South Korea: Current Trends of Cultural Exchange and Future Perspectives   In 2012, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) asked the EENC to map existing trends in cultural exchange between the EU and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and their economic dimension. The request arose in the context of the … Continued

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Handover of the European Year of Citizens 2013 Alliance policy document

Today (13 December) the European Year of Citizens 2013 Alliance officially handed over its recommendations for an inclusive, active and participatory European citizenship to Mrs Reding, Vice-President of the Commission and to the Lithuanian Presidency. The recommendations are gathered in a document entitles “It’s about us, it’s about Europe” now available in 18 languages here. The … Continued

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Cohesion Package adopted at EU level

The future EU Regional Policy, implemented through the so-called Structural Funds, was adopted in EP Plenary 20 Nov. The negotiations between the Council and the Parliament on this policy had been blocked for a long time, contributing to the delay in the adoption of the global EU budget. The global envelope for the cohesion policy … Continued

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Creative Europe now approved by the Council

Today (5 December) the Council of the EU formally approved the Creative Europe programme, following the vote in EP plenary on 19 December. The negotiations on the future programme supporting the cultural and media sectors will officially end up next week (11 December) when the two Institutions will sign the final agreement. The programme will … Continued

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