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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."

The European Parliament has published two resolutions on culture. Firstly, “European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs”. European Parliament resolution of 12 September 2013 on promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs. Secondly, “Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries”. European Parliament … Continued

You will find here some recent documents published by the European Commission on Culture. These are communications, it means they have no legal effect, they are drafted and sent by the Commission to other European institutions in order to present new programs and policies. Attachments Towards an Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage for Europe (106 kB)European Film in the … Continued

Statement 11 February 2013 Download the statement below as pdf Political blindness prevailed over more farsighted positions when European national leaders agreed to severe cuts to the EU 2014-2020 budget. Based on available information, the result for Heading 3, which provides funding for citizenship, culture, rights, security, etc., represents an increase compared to the 2007-13 … Continued

From Creative Clash – to Creative Clash Network Europe The Creative Clash Final Conference will take place on 19 March 2013 at the Goethe Institut in Brussels. This conference will present the results of the Creative Clash two-year cooperation project and engage reflection around artistic interventions as a tool for innovation. Policy makers, politicians and … Continued