Following the publication of the European Commission’s budget proposal at the end of June, July will see talks start on culture’s share of the next EU budget beyond 2013. Rumours about what the budget proposal will look like are already multiplying. To what extent can we expect it to be creative? Will the Commission be … Continued
Listen to engaging speeches by Culture Action Europe’s President Mercedes Giovinazzo, the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou, the Director of the European Cultural Foundation Katherine Watson and campaign ambassador Péter Forgacs. During the campaign launch, Chris Torch also conducted a series of short interviews, gathering different views on why … Continued
Clubture Network, and its partners Culture Action Europe and Asociacija, are proud to present the Exit Europe position paper; the product of multi-annual efforts to connect independent cultural organisations in the region of former Yugoslavia, and to facilitate their participation in European debates on the development of cultural policies.
In the framework of the preparations for the EU Belgian Presidency conference on culture and social inclusion, Culture Action Europe drafted a short position paper on the European perspective on the subject. Read the paper here.
On the 7th October in BOZAR, Culture Action Europe launched its new campaign ‘we are more’. To find out more and see the campaign website go here: www.wearemore.eu
The evening of the launch on the 7th of October will see a personalised address by President José Manuel Barroso in support of the we are more campaign. The address will be made available in video format on the campaign website soon after the launch.
The main policy objectives of the we are more campaign concern two instruments of the future EU budget framework 2014-2020: the Culture programme, and the structural and cohesion funds for regional development. The Culture Programme is the only EU instrument that is dedicated fully to a direct support to culture.
On September 15th, the Directorate-General for Education and Culture launched its public consultation on the Culture Programme to collect input for the preparation of its 2014-2020 successor. The deadline for contributions is the 15th of December 2010.
On Thursday the 7th of October 2010 at 6pm, Culture Action Europe – the umbrella advocacy organisation for the arts and culture in Europe – will launch the large-scale campaign we are more. As well as mobilising Culture Action Europe’s membership that covers over 100 members and 50.000 arts and culture players across Europe, the campaign will seek to mobilise everyone who cares about culture in Europe.