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Satellite BEYOND 2026

Satellite BEYOND is a series of decentralised, regional events hosted by CAE members that will take place over the next few months. BEYOND will travel from Riga → Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Istanbul → Amsterdam → Skopje → Gdańsk.

500+ organisations call for an increased budget for AgoraEU

A coalition of 500+ organisations representing Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, independent media and journalism, civil society and democracy actors have sent an open letter to the EU institutions calling for a substantial increase in funding for the AgoraEU programme in the next long-term EU budget.

A letter to the network, with their eyes closed

We've sent you a love letter. 💌

What We Talk About When We Talk About Socially Engaged Arts

Socially engaged arts are collaborative, community-centred practices where artists and participants co-create artistic responses to social, environmental, and political issues. But how does that actually work on the ground? We’ve put together a reflective blog post to explore what these practices look like in action.

Compete to Create: How the EU’s Budget Is Debuffing Creative Industries

No support for creative industries in the next EU budget? The new MFF proposal debuffs support for the more economic dimensions of culture, its digitalisation and financial tools that help creative businesses grow. What does this mean moving forward?

AgoraEU Updates: What Are the Council and Parliament Preparing?

To coincide with the Cultural Deal for Europe Policy Conversation on 3 February 2026, Culture Action Europe shares the latest updates on the status of AgoraEU negotiations as part of the next long-term EU budget.

No Culture on the Horizon? The Uncertain Future of EU Support for Culture Research

As the EU negotiates its next long-term budget, the future of culture-related research and innovation is at risk. Find out why we are calling for €3 billion for culture-related research and innovation in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

A conceptual collage of four diverse people interacting within a set of interlocking puzzle pieces, representing teamwork and collaboration.
A large audience sits closely together in a bright auditorium with wooden tiered seating. Many people wear conference badges on lanyards and appear reflective, some with eyes closed as if listening intently or participating in a quiet moment. The crowd is diverse in age and gender. White overlaid text across the image reads: “at the heart: love letters to culture.”
An abstract digital gradient fills the frame, blending deep navy and black on the left into soft turquoise, pale green, yellow, magenta, and vivid purple on the right. The colors flow smoothly into one another with a blurred, luminous effect, creating a sense of depth and movement. No text or figures are visible.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
Abstract digital gradient artwork with a smooth, undulating wave shape. The colour palette blends from deep blue and violet in the lower left to pink, orange, and bright yellow in the upper right.

Campaign supporters in action during the European Culture Forum

During the first day of the European Culture Forum more than 200 cultural operators mobilised in the square in front of the venue to show their support to the campaign as well as the proposed tax on financial transactions for increased solidarity, participation and citizenship – for arts and culture – we are more, act for culture in Europe!

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Recommendations from ‘we are more’ conference in Sopot now online

This July 28-30th, the Baltic Sea Culture Center and Kultura Miejska Association organized an international we are more conference in Sopot, Poland. The conference, organized in partnership with Culture Action Europe, was part of the culture programme during the Polish EU Presidency. The conference gathered more than 100 cultural operators and policy-makers for intense debates on the next round of … Continued

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20.000 signatures say ‘we are more’

PRESS RELEASE 06092011 ‘WE ARE MORE’ CAMPAIGN CALLS ON MINISTERS FOR CULTURE TO SUPPORT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEW ‘CREATIVE EUROPE’ PROGRAMME The we are more campaign calls on the EU Ministers for Culture to use the Informal Ministers’ Meeting in Wroclaw on September 9th to support the 37% budget increase that the Commission recently proposed … Continued

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Campaign presented in the European Parliament

On the 25th of May, Culture Action Europe’s Secretary General Mrs Ilona Kish presented the we are more campaign to the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament. During the presentation, Ilona Kish highlighted the more than 10.000 signatures that have now been collected for the campaign manifesto. The Chair of the Committee, Mrs … Continued

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