Conference 2013 EDITORIAL ON THE CONFERENCE AND ITS FOLLOW-UP BY THE CHAIR OF CAE’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SECRETARY GENERAL “In this period of profound transition, promoting the role of culture calls for inward changes including a new way of thinking about culture and its role in society. Culture enables evolution and human development and should … Continued
Having been involved in advocacy actions for culture in the Structural Funds for more than two years, CubicMetre-resources for culture, one of our Romanian campaign supporters, is now eager to share their experience and exchange ideas with cultural operators from other EU Member States in order to build a stronger understanding around the topic and … Continued
The last two days have seen a unique gathering of European citizens and NGO representatives from all major civil society sectors discussing how to create a fairer, more socially-focused and sustainable future for Europe. Organised by the Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG) – of which Culture Action Europe is a member – and DEEEP, this … Continued
Culture Action Europe calls on the Turkish government to fully respect the right to freedom of expression and to immediately cease the use of excessive police force towards civilians Statement 20 June 2013 Culture Action Europe expresses its extreme concern for the situation unfolding in Turkey. Democracy is not just an exercise in the … Continued
Culture Action Europe Public Conference 4-5 October 2013, Rome ‘It’s not just a crisis, it is a transition!’ CAE announces an innovative two-day international conference about the vital role of individual and social cultural capacities in building a way out of the deadlock that threatens Europe, its people and democracy. The Culture Action … Continued
Today, the European Parliament voted on its resolution on the EU-USA free trade agreement negotiations, giving its green light for talks between the EU and the USA to start, and, more importantly, asking that cultural and audiovisual services, including online services, be excluded from the negotiating mandate, in order to safeguard the “cultural exception” and … Continued
Culture and education are closely intertwined all along our citizens’ life. The cultural sector represents a world of thousands of opportunities to learn, be they formal, non-formal or informal. The outcomes of these practices are more and more acknowledged in the educational systems and ought to be better exploited. The cultural sector aims more and … Continued
The 2013 European Debates promoted by Culture Action Europe consists of a series of debates on European issues linked to the campaign message and animated by the advocacy network’s members across Europe. The ultimate goal of the debates is to foster the emergence of a citizen’s agenda for a sustainable, just and democratic Europe, based … Continued