Ahead of the next European Council meeting (17-18 July), 45 leading European cultural figures issued a call for the EU to “be bold and to invest in culture and the arts, to invest in all our creative futures.” This is a direct response to the European Commission’s latest proposal to reduce the Creative Europe programme’s … Continued
Arts and culture will not be the same after COVID-19. The new situation would require new approaches and solutions at local, national and European level. We must be able to re-imagine the future, despite of the current social, health and economic challenges. Culture Action Europe and the European Cultural Foundation mapped emergency initiatives and measures carried out across Europe that address … Continued
Under the motto “Together for Europe’s recovery”, Germany is taking up the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union today, Wednesday 1st July. It will serve until 31 December next: this means that its term will be crucial for agreeing on a Recovery Fund that needs to be in place together with the … Continued
The second part of European Music Council’s European Forum on Music (EFM) Online Series was a workshop organised in cooperation with GO Group and the Green Music Initiative. On 18 June 2020 from 14:00-17:00, they invited our members and all interested music stakeholders to discover and discuss on initiatives and ways of transforming the music sector towards … Continued
2019 has been a busy year for Culture Action Europe, putting a lot of energy in advancing culture in the public debate and decision-making. Two important campaigns to “Bring Culture Back, Ms. President” and EP Elections campaign have been the main highlights of our action in 2019. A new Culture Action Europe strategy document 2019-2021 … Continued
The first opportunity since COVID-19 for a direct dialogue of the Cultural and Creative Sectors with Commissioner Gabriel, the European Parliament and the Council. Following a virtual meeting of EU Ministers of Culture held on 19 May 2020, Commissioner Gabriel proposed an online conference with the cultural sector, where the main EU policy-makers would meet … Continued
Webinar series: Possible Future(s) of Creative Economies in post-COVID-19 Europe CUMEDIAE and Trans Europe Halles, partners of the DISCE Consortium, organised a webinar series (2 episodes) on the current and immediate state of creative economies in the context of COVID-19 crisis, exploring with CCI´s stakeholders how does COVID-19 affect the creative economies in the EU and how can we thrive through … Continued
Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of the CULT Committee, makes a statement following the exchange of views at the Committee on Culture and Education on the revised MFF proposal, in the European Parliament in Brussels. “First, we have to see that the original proposal from the Commission from the year 2018 was much higher than … Continued