Press release, 18-02-2020, European Parliament. “With fake news on the rise and diversity under attack, we need more, not less funding for our creative minds”, said EP’s CULT committee chair Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) on Tuesday. “The projected budget for Creative Europe is simply unacceptable”, said Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) in a statement distributed on Tuesday, commenting on the … Continued
The status and working conditions of artists and cultural and creative professionals is one of the five priority themes of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022. On this basis, the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture has requested a study to be carried out on this subject by Panteia, a Dutch research company specialized in … Continued
On March 6, Culture Action Europe and its members Michael Culture – European network for Digital Cultural Heritage – and Syndeac -Syndicat National des Entreprises Artistiques et Culturelles – are hosting an informal meeting and exchange between French cultural organisations, in Paris. In a perspective of developing a french hub enhancing connection between the French … Continued
Following the recent Coronavirus spread, Culture Action Europe (CAE), the European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC), IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, and Trans Europe Halles (TEH) decided to move our Beyond the Urban event online. Timing remains the same: tune in here on Monday 16 March at 10.00 CET to our Beyond the Urban webinar. We will publicly launch … Continued
We are very sorry to announce that, because of COVID-19 pandemic, EESC Civil Society Days are POSTPONED, and with them the workshop planned for April 22 and co-hosted by CAE. We will share the new date as soon as possible. Stay tuned and keep safe and healthy. The focus of the upcoming edition of the … Continued
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
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
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