In October 2020, the Rome Charter Hybrid Conference hosted three days of debates, international interventions and dialogues dedicated to discussing the implications of the 2020 Charter of Rome in the development of sustainable cities and communities through participation in culture. This conference included eleven sessions online, all translated in English and in Italian, some of … Continued
In October 2020, the Rome Charter Hybrid Conference hosted three days of debates, international interventions and dialogues dedicated to discuss the implications of the 2020 Charter of Rome in the development of sustainable cities and communities through participation in culture. This conference included eleven sessions online, all translated in English and in Italian, some of … Continued
The US election week was not the only marathon taking place these days. The negotiating teams of the European Parliament and of the German Presidency of the EU Council have been trying hard to agree on a compromise text on the next 7-year Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). On Tuesday 10 November, a few days after the … Continued
While Europe is quickly falling back into a quasi-full lockdown, the negotiations on the EU’s long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, are entering the final stretch. Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the Member States meeting in the Council are set to reach an agreement on the overall figures of the … Continued
In this quarter’s newsletter, Culture Action Europe focuses on the rise in the arts and cultural milieu to calling out the need for protection and promotion of artistic freedom. Pandemics have jeopardised nationalism and localisation tendencies already present within the EU before Covid19, further shrinking political, civic, artistic, and new unregulated public spaces online. Recent … Continued
The European Commission has called for an “innovative and aesthetic” approach to fully realize the Green New Deal in people’s lives. Through focus on design, sustainability and investment, the New European Bauhaus aims to be an intersectional project that transforms environmental, economic, and cultural goals for Europe. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first hinted … Continued
The Week of Contested Heritage offers workshops, a keynote presentation with discussion and a session with policy-makers. Tune in for thought-provoking reflections about the current Zeitgeist that requires institutions and individuals to think about change. The Heritage Contact Zone (HCZ) project proposes a tool for that change, to open up spaces for difficult conversation about … Continued
The ECB Listens event will bring together President Christine Lagarde and Chief Economist Philip R. Lane with representatives from a range of European-level civil society organisations to hear their views. Culture Action Europe’s Tere Badia and Robert Manchin will intervene during the program. Event programme 09:30 Welcome 09:45 Session 1 Reviewing the ECB’s strategy – … Continued