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Next stops on the tour of European debates – Split, Barcelona and beyond

The 2013 European Debates, is a series of debates on European issues promoted by Culture Action Europe linked to the campaign message and animated by the advocacy network’s members across Europe. The tour started in April at Opera Europa/RESEO’s joint … Continue reading

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Call for ideas: contribute to the European Culture Forum 2013

In this year’s edition of the European Commission’s key biennial culture event, the European Culture Forum (Brussels, 4-6 November 2013), a new session called “What’s your point?” will be introduced. This particular session aims at giving the floor to a … Continue reading

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MEPs vote to protect the cultural exception in the EU-USA free trade agreement

Today, the European Parliament voted on its resolution on the EU-USA free trade agreement negotiations, giving its green light for talks between the EU and the USA to start, and, more importantly, asking that cultural and audiovisual services, including online … Continue reading

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Join Culture Action Europe in the first European Citizens’ Summit ever

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 … Continue reading

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The Chair of the EP CULT committee answers to our call in defense of the ‘Creative Europe’ budget

Yesterday (15 May), we received an answer from Doris Pack, Chair of the EP Culture and Education committee, who also wrote on behalf of the EP President, Martin Schulz, to our letter in defense of the European budget for culture … Continue reading

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Campaign partners defend ‘Creative Europe’ in strong letter to the Dutch Parliament

In preparation for the Dutch Parliament’s Culture Committee meeting on the 14th of May, several Dutch campaign partners* have joined forces to send a strong letter to the parliament defending the Creative Europe programme and its budget. Read the letter … Continue reading

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MEP Silvia Costa: Cuts to the EU culture budget 2014-2020 are unacceptable

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 … Continue reading

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URGENT – FUNDING FOR CREATIVE EUROPE NEEDS YOUR ACTION

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 … Continue reading

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Two exciting internship possibilities at Culture Action Europe!

There are currently vacancies for two interns at Culture Action Europe‘s office in Brussels. Internship 1: Culture Action Europe is looking for a communications intern We are currently looking for a full-time communications intern, preferably for a period of 6 … Continue reading

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The Council can’t decide alone – EP demands on the EU budget debated on EuroparlTV

Last week, the European Parliament adopted a bold resolution on the EU budget 2014-2020 in reaction to the political agreement for a decreased EU budget reached by the EU Heads of State in February. Learn more about the EP demands … Continue reading

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