On June 24 and 25 2013, Culture Action Europe, as one of the eight members of the Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG), a cross-sectorial coalition of NGO actors, is partnering in the first ever European Citizens’ Summit in Brussels, organised as a counterweight to the European Summit later on that week. During the Summit, discussions … Continued
Following our action with the letter to President Barroso calling to defend the budget of the future Creative Europe programme, we sent a similar message to relevant members of the European Parliament. Here is the answer we received from MEP Hannes Swoboda, President of the ‘Socialists & Democrats’ group in the EP: “On behalf of … Continued
MEP Silvia Costa (S&D, Italy, rapporteur for Creative Europe in the Culture Committee of the European Parliament) has launched a call to defend the budget for the next EU Culture Programme Creative Europe. In her statement issued earlier today (11 April), Costa publicly supports the we are more – act for culture in Europe campaign. … Continued
We are getting worrying indications concerning the possible impact of the cuts proposed by the national Governments to the EU budget for 2014-2020. Pressures to cut funds to culture in favor of other policy have grown during the last days and there could be a real risk to see the funds for the Creative Europe programme substantially … Continued
Culture and education are closely intertwined all along our citizens’ life. The cultural sector represents a world of thousands of opportunities to learn, be they formal, non-formal or informal. The outcomes of these practices are more and more acknowledged in the educational systems and ought to be better exploited. The cultural sector aims more and … Continued
The 2013 European Debates promoted by Culture Action Europe consists of a series of debates on European issues linked to the campaign message and animated by the advocacy network’s members across Europe. The ultimate goal of the debates is to foster the emergence of a citizen’s agenda for a sustainable, just and democratic Europe, based … Continued
In 2007, the EU decided on a strategy for collaboration between member states on cultural policy. One of the first actions has been the work of the Access to Culture Civil Society Dialogue Platform within which a work group has been dedicated to education and learning. With the communication from the European Commission on a … Continued
On May 2013, the first International Congress, specifically focusing on the linkages between culture and sustainable development, organized by UNESCO since the Stockholm Conference in 1998 took place in Hangzhou (China). As a result of this event, delegates adopted a declaration entitled “Placing Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Policies“ urging governments, civil society … Continued