The Platform for Intercultural Europe is a civil society initiative developed in response to the 2006 European Commission’s announcement that 2008 would be the “European Year of Intercultural Dialogue”. The Cultural Foundation together with the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage (which later became Culture Action Europe) then initiated a civil society platform with … Continued
You will find here excerpts from the EU Treaties and Conventions about Culture. Attachments Lisbon Treaty: Culture (136 kB)EU1954: European Cultural Convention (160 kB)
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
On the 8th of October, the Member of the European Parliament Silvia Costa (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, IT), presented her report on the next EU Culture Programme Creative Europe to the Culture Committee. Culture Action Europe (CAE) welcomes Ms Costa’s proposal, which clearly aims at improving the balance between the economic-driven … Continued
Culture Action Europe and its member the Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels (BOZAR) are really pleased to announce the launch of a long structural collaboration. As from 1 December 2012, BOZAR, one of the largest cultural and arts centres in Belgium, will welcome the Culture Action Europe secretariat in its buildings. Read more about … Continued
Culture Action Europe’s Conference and General Assembly ‘Act for culture, act for Europe’ – Brussels 9-11 November 2012 Let’s ask ourselves: what we can do for the European project, in what ways can we be useful? And then: engage to do it! Join us in Brussels the 9-11 of November for an international conference gathering operators, … Continued
On 26 September, the European Commission (DG EAC) published a new communication on the potential of cultural and creative sectors as catalyst for innovation and key element in global competition. In the document, the EC reveals its strategy aiming at putting in place the right environment in order to turn challenges faced by the sectors … Continued