Cultural Policies

The future EU Regional Policy, implemented through the so-called Structural Funds, was adopted in EP Plenary 20 Nov. The negotiations between the Council and the Parliament on this policy had been blocked for a long time, contributing to the delay in the adoption of the global EU budget. The global envelope for the cohesion policy … Continued

Today (5 December) the Council of the EU formally approved the Creative Europe programme, following the vote in EP plenary on 19 December. The negotiations on the future programme supporting the cultural and media sectors will officially end up next week (11 December) when the two Institutions will sign the final agreement. The programme will … Continued

On 19 November, members of the European Parliament gathered in Strasbourg in plenary finally adopted the global EU budget (the Multiannual Financial framework, MFF) 2014-2020 and the programmes and policies that will be implemented in its framework. The total budget for 2014-2020 is set at €960bn in commitments and €908 in payments (2011 prices). For … Continued

The conference, held on 11-12 November in Malmö, was a Nordic Expert Meeting about Artistic Freedom of Speech, called to consolidate the growing movement to provide safe havens for censored and oppressed cultural workers. It was a  part of the Swedish presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, in collaboration with ICORN, PEN, Freemuse, Safemuse, … Continued