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

CAE joins a coalition of 100+ 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.

In his book The Disturbing Guest*, the Italian philosopher, Umberto Galimberti, sustains that today’s youth is confronted with the presence of what he calls a “new guest”: nihilism. He believes that the existing discomfort among young people does not have psychological roots, its origin being strictly cultural. Indeed, he writes that “the remedies elaborated by … Continued

For live blogging and interviews of speakers and participants of the conference ‘Culture and Policies of Change’ taking place on 6-7 September in Brussels go to LabforCulture website. The ‘Culture and Policies of Change’ conference is a Culture Watch Europe event organised by the  Council of Europe, in co-operation with the European Commission, the European Economic … Continued

Registration is open for the Culture Action Europe conference 2010 We are delighted to announce that registrations for the Culture Action Europe conference The Time is Now, that will take place in Brussels from the 7th-9th of October, are now open. Please go to www.cultureactioneuropeconference.eu to register and for more information. The Culture Action Europe … Continued

2010 has been labelled ‘European Year for combating Poverty and Social Exclusion’. Culture Action Europe asked Fintan Farell – Director of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) – to give us his perspective and expectations for the Year. Read the article entitled ‘Renewed EU commitment to combating poverty and social exclusion – what perspectives for … Continued