PRESS RELEASE 06092011 ‘WE ARE MORE’ CAMPAIGN CALLS ON MINISTERS FOR CULTURE TO SUPPORT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEW ‘CREATIVE EUROPE’ PROGRAMME The we are more campaign calls on the EU Ministers for Culture to use the Informal Ministers’ Meeting in Wroclaw on September 9th to support the 37% budget increase that the Commission recently proposed … Continued
1) Download the Message book – an advocacy toolkit for campaign supporters! Do you want to support the campaign but feel a bit unsure of what arguments to use? The campaign [dm]2[/dm] provides you with key arguments and solid facts to back them up. If you end up in an elevator with your MEP or … Continued
Do you want to support the campaign but feel a bit unsure of what arguments to use? The new campaign Message book for campaign supporters provides you with key arguments and solid facts to back them up. If you end up in an elevator with your MEP or regional politician, the Message book explains how to … Continued
On 22-24 June, the Hungarian EU Presidency is organising the first joint informal meeting between senior officials of Ministries of Culture and senior officials responsible for culture in Ministries of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the meeting is to develop an integrated approach to culture in external relations. The topics to be discussed include: culture … Continued
On the 31st of May to the 2nd of June, Culture Action Europe’s member Arteria Foundation, is partnering in the 4th Thematic Tool Quiz Conference in Katowice, Poland. Entitled ‘The Role of Arts and Culture in Urban and Regional Development’ the conference includes project presentation and thematic debates with guests from France, Spain, Belgium, Norway … Continued
On the 25th of May, Culture Action Europe’s Secretary General Mrs Ilona Kish presented the we are more campaign to the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament. During the presentation, Ilona Kish highlighted the more than 10.000 signatures that have now been collected for the campaign manifesto. The Chair of the Committee, Mrs … Continued
Following the publication of the European Commission’s budget proposal at the end of June, July will see talks start on culture’s share of the next EU budget beyond 2013. Rumours about what the budget proposal will look like are already multiplying. To what extent can we expect it to be creative? Will the Commission be … Continued
The Civil Society Contact Group, which brings together eight large human rights and value-based NGO sectors – culture (represented by Culture Action Europe), environment, education, development, human rights, public health, social and women –, has published a joint statement asking the European Commission to respect fundamental principles of public interest when preparing its communication on … Continued