The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament approved a resolution on “The situation of artists and the cultural recovery of Europe”. Among other things, the text calls for the adoption of a European Framework on the matter – a topic on which Culture Action Europe has been vocal for a long time.
On 7 October from 09:30-10:30 CEST Culture Action Europe will organise pop-up working group to discuss about the place for culture within the NEB.
September Digest includes latest news on New European Bauhaus (NEB), NEB Pop-Up working group (where you can contribute with your thoughts about the place for culture), and Conference on the Future of Europe.
Save the date! Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation, Europa Nostra (also representing the European Heritage Alliance) and Bozar kindly invite you to the third Cultural Deal For Europe Policy Conversation.
The 4thUnited Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Culture Summit took place on 9-11 of September 2021 in Izmir, Turkey. Under the title “Culture: Shaping the future”, stakeholders of the cultural sectors convened together with mayors and local leaders, academics, activists, and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss the contribution of culture to sustainable development.
From 17 to 19 September, the first of the Citizens’ Panels for the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) took place in Strasbourg. A key feature of the CoFoE, these panels convene 800 randomly chosen European citizens to jointly think about the future they want for the European Union.
For many years the ENCC has been working on diversity and inclusion, with a specific focus on arts and disability. Yet despite recent progress and inspirational practices, diversity in cultural organisations is still lacking.
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