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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)
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From early on in 2006, the European Commission had indicated a desire for an ambitious European agenda for culture, which would build on a commissioned report on the ‘Economy of Culture’ published in November 2006 and on the cultural actions of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. CAE has prepared overview of the European … Continued
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“It is not enough to tell people that Europe is being built for them – Europe needs to be built with them.” CAE publishes an overview on how advocacy and lobbying happen on the EU level. The main institutional actors to lobby on European issues are: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council, the … Continued
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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
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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
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From Creative Clash – to Creative Clash Network Europe The Creative Clash Final Conference will take place on 19 March 2013 at the Goethe Institut in Brussels. This conference will present the results of the Creative Clash two-year cooperation project and engage reflection around artistic interventions as a tool for innovation. Policy makers, politicians and … Continued
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On 26 November, the EU Ministers of Culture met in Brussels to discuss the next EU Culture Programme ‘Creative Europe’. The discussions focused on detailing the rules for the Financial Guarantee Facility proposed by the Commission. On the side of the European Parliament, an important step forward was taken when the report on ‘Creative Europe’ … Continued
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A big thank you to all the 6.000 individuals who used our campaign website to send an online letter to the EU Heads of State and Governments on the occasion of the extraordinary summit 22-23 November 2012. Unfortunately, the Member States failed to reach a conclusion about the global EU budget 2014-2020 at the summit … Continued