Confined in our living rooms (if lucky enough), it is time to rethink how we relate to our environment, our economies and our societies. Could lessons we are learning from the current crisis bring us towards a more sustainable, just and equal future, based on solidarity? #Culturekeepsmesane hashtag is trending on Social Media these days … Continued
Open Letter to the EU Commission and the Member States, demanding support for the Cultural and Creative Sectors, particularly cultural creators, affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) all over Europe are hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live events and performances had to be cancelled, while most cultural venues were forced … Continued
In response to Covid-19 pandemic many governments, arts councils, foundations and private actors are deploying new emergency initiatives: designing compensation measures, reorganising their funding, combining efforts and sharing information, all this to tackle the unprecedented crisis that hit our societies – and specifically our culture, arts, creative sectors and cultural heritage. Culture Action Europe has addressed the … Continued
The amount of information we receive every day on Covid-19’s impact on our society is massive. It is often hard to navigate through this ocean of data, new measures and campaigns without getting lost and disoriented. That’s why On the Move and Circostrada‘s joint initiative is so praiseworthy. The two networks built an extensive and … Continued
During this exchange, CAE, IETM, ENCC and TEH presented the joint policy paper “Beyond the Urban – Contemporary arts and culture in non-urban areas as key to a sustainable and cohesive Europe” and collected comments and feedback from policy-makers and cultural operators. These contributions will fuel our future advocacy actions to ensure better recognition of … Continued
Culture Action Europe (CAE), the European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC), IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, and Trans Europe Halles (TEH) published “Beyond the Urban – Contemporary arts and culture in non-urban areas as keys to a sustainable and cohesive Europe”, a joint policy paper aiming at supporting culture in non-urban areas. When it comes to … Continued
Press release, 18-02-2020, European Parliament. “With fake news on the rise and diversity under attack, we need more, not less funding for our creative minds”, said EP’s CULT committee chair Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) on Tuesday. “The projected budget for Creative Europe is simply unacceptable”, said Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) in a statement distributed on Tuesday, commenting on the … Continued
In this Newsletter, CAE expresses its real concern over the 2021-2027 MFF negotiations: After EU leaders called on Charles Michel to take the MFF negotiations forward with the aim of reaching a final agreement, the European Council President called a special summit on February 20 to discuss the next EU budget. Culture Action Europe has … Continued