The Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG) is a cross-partisan coalition in the European Parliament (EP) with members from six different political groups. CCFG aims at improving the whole European cultural ecosystem – i.e. the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) – and especially the situation and conditions of creators, e.g. authors, performers and artists. The first … Continued
Chapter 2: “Philanthropy as contributor to the Cultural Deal for Europe”, introduced by André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation, in conversation with the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel. Reactions from Giuliano da Empoli Gijs de Vries. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture … Continued
Chapter 1: “Culture as a driving force for Europe’s recovery”, introduced by Tere Badia, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe, in conversation with the EP CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen. Reactions from MEPs Niklas Nienass & Sandro Gozi. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation … Continued
Culture Action Europe was present at the Safe Havens Global Live stream 2020, contributing to the discussion on the Freedom of Artistic Expression from the European policy perspective. The annual Safe Havens conference is a global network meeting. The conference is organized in a process of collaboration between artists, different cultural operators and organizations, where … Continued
Culture Action Europe’s Policy Director Gabriele Rosana will participate in the webinar, organised our member ARCI “Does Europe interest us? Focus Next Generation EU and Creative Europe 20-27”. This webinar is part of the Strati della Cultura series of events that will be taking place online on 11 and 12 December. Find out more about … Continued
The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and alternative financing, … Continued
The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and … Continued
The Heritage Contact Zone project welcomes the stronger recognition of a value of cultural heritage that goes beyond the dimension of tangible assets: that is, heritage as a place for public engagement, reflection and re-invention of communities’ contested stories and histories. Communities, citizens’ engagement, co-construction and participation are critical elements that must be at the … Continued