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Feature image for a policy pill on the Council’s Work Plan for Culture. The graphic has a bright yellow-green background with large black text reading “The Other Giant in the Room: The Council’s Work Plan for Culture.” A pink banner labelled “Policy Pill” appears above the title, with the Ask Pay Trust and Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts logos in purple and yellow in the top corners.
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Over the past months, we’ve talked a lot about the European Commission’s work on the Culture Compass and the European Parliament’s efforts to influence the current funding proposals. With negotiations on the next long-term EU budget gathering pace, both institutions are busy trying to shape what comes next for culture. But there is a third player in the room that we cannot afford to overlook: the Council of the EU and its upcoming Work Plan for Culture.

Feature image for a policy pill on the Council’s Work Plan for Culture. The graphic has a bright yellow-green background with large black text reading “The Other Giant in the Room: The Council’s Work Plan for Culture.” A pink banner labelled “Policy Pill” appears above the title, with the Ask Pay Trust and Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts logos in purple and yellow in the top corners.
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Over the past months, we’ve talked a lot about the European Commission’s work on the Culture Compass and the European Parliament’s efforts to influence the current funding proposals. With negotiations on the next long-term EU budget gathering pace, both institutions are busy trying to shape what comes next for culture. But there is a third player in the room that we cannot afford to overlook: the Council of the EU and its upcoming Work Plan for Culture.

An promotional graphic announces a "Webinar on AgoraEU for National Organisations" with the subtitle "Culture, Media and Civil Society coming together." The text schedules the event for Monday, June 29, from 14h to 16h CEST, and instructs participants to check their email inbox for a Zoom link after registration. The layout features a minimalist beige background on the left and a vibrant orange section on the right showcasing a large, abstract geometric circular design.
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A webinar on the AgoraEU aimed at national organisations working at Member State level to understand the important new programme under and to provide a space for coordinating national advocacy. Culture Action Europe will lead a session on the Culture strand.

Where: Online 
When: 29 June 2026 14:00 - 16:00
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A meeting focused on presenting the NamePlaceFund campaign, the steps that have been taken so far, and how you can get involved to support NamePlaceFund and secure funding for culture in Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund in the next long-term EU budget.

Where: Online 
When: 29 June 2026 11:00 - 12:00
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.
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The Council has unveiled its proposed budget allocations for the 2028-2034 MFF and it’s bad news for culture, including a 33% reduction in budget for AgoraEU compared to the Parliament’s position. It is vital that the European Parliament’s budgetary proposal of €10.72 billion is treated as the bare minimum in negotiations in order to sustain the cultural and creative sectors.

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.
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The Council has unveiled its proposed budget allocations for the 2028-2034 MFF and it’s bad news for culture, including a 33% reduction in budget for AgoraEU compared to the Parliament’s position. It is vital that the European Parliament’s budgetary proposal of €10.72 billion is treated as the bare minimum in negotiations in order to sustain the cultural and creative sectors.