In this Newsletter, CAE expresses its real concern over the 2021-2027 MFF negotiations: After EU leaders called on Charles Michel to take the MFF negotiations forward with the aim of reaching a final agreement, the European Council President called a special summit on February 20 to discuss the next EU budget. Culture Action Europe has … Continued
Culture Action Europe’s Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Members’ Meeting 2020 will take place on the 12th of June 2020, 10am-5pm (CET). Due to the COVID19 related restrictions, this year’s AGA has been moved online. AGA has been initially scheduled to coincide with the Beyond the Obvious 2020 conference in Brussels that will not happen as … Continued
In February 2018, Culture Action Europe in collaboration with the Budapest Observatory and other CAE members published “The Value and Values of Culture”, a collection of relevant evidence substantiating the positive impact of culture across a range of EU policy fields. We are happy to announce that this publication (executive summary) is now translated in … Continued
Ahead of the Council meeting of 20 February, Culture Action Europe members in the Netherlands mobilise to advocate for the increase of budget for arts and culture in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) negotiations. The meeting initiated by CAE, Kunsten92 and European Cultural Foundation (ECF) coincided with the regular gathering of Europeplatform. Doubling the culture … Continued
On the 29th of January the European Commission presented its priorities for 2020. The Work Programme sets out the main steps the Commission will take in 2020 to turn the six priorities of President von der Leyen into concrete initiatives that will then be implemented in cooperation with the European Parliament, Member States and other … Continued
On February 4-5, the Co-founder of Mapa das Ideias Inês Camara will represent Culture Action Europe at the Brainstorming meeting on “The Role of Culture in non-urban areas of the European Union”. The event, hosted by Voices of Culture, will gather representatives from 35 different organisation who will share their input on several issues: from … Continued
On 31 January 2020 at midnight CET, the withdrawal agreement approved this week by the European Parliament and the Council will enter into force. From that time on, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member state and become a third country. Past midnight little to nothing will immediately change. An eleven months post-Brexit … Continued
Culture Action Europe believes that culture is the key in the development of future relations between the UK and Europe. On the Brexit day, CAE co-signed letter initiated by European Cultural Foundation, Allianz Kulturstiftung, Goethe Institut, British Council and Compagnia di San Paolo to co-shape the European cultural space together. Culture Action Europe looks forward … Continued