European Capitals of Culture (ECoCs) are back on track. After a gap semester as a consequence of the pandemic and the lockdown measures, ECoCs will resume their activities as planned in 2022. The topic was discussed extensively with the European Commission during a recent meeting of the CULT Committee of the European Parliament.
Be the first to know where does culture stand in the EU’s National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) and if the European cultural sector’s call to earmark at least 2% of these funds to culture has been heard!
The third Academy Camp organised within the framework of the Capacity Building for European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) project will take place from 24 to 26 November 2021 under the theme “Enhancing European and international cooperation of European Capitals of Culture”.
What better way to kick off the new year than with this cultural event discussing how culture can contribute to Europe’s recovery and to its green, sustainable & inclusive future? Do not miss the Annual Policy Conversation, A Cultural Deal for Europe, 1 February 2022 from 15.00-18.00 CET, this time fully online.
This publication, developed by Culture Action Europe and its membership, offers an overview of the place of culture in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) of the Member States of the European Union.
Culture is considered an important pillar of the EU as it significantly contributes to social cohesion, building a common sense of belonging and promoting shared values and cultural diversity. For that reason, the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU defines culture as a cross-cutting area that builds bridges and synergies to other policy areas. As a result, a wide range of European funding instruments is open for cultural and creative projects and complements the support that is provided by Creative Europe, the EU’s main programme addressing the cultural, creative and audiovisual sector across Europe.
The publication tackles the benefits of participative projects that were discussed during the seminar hosted by Kulturfabrik and COOPERATIONS in Luxembourg in March 2020. The seminar brought together 60 cultural professionals from across Europe working with arts education to share best practices and methodologies of participative activities. The following publication offers a deeper look into the main objectives and findings of the seminar.
Freedom of artistic expression (FoAE) is a fundamental pillar of any democratic system and a key value of the European project. Rarely researched as an autonomous legal concept, FoAE has been often conflated with other rights or freedoms or treated as a part of a broader analysis of the general freedom of expression. This has … Continued