Uphold culture in the EU budget

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A call for a central place for culture in the EU long-term recovery budget

Despite its historic relevance, the revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)  proposal presented by the European Commission on 27 May is unambitious for culture. Member States now have the opportunity to show that a forward-looking strategy for the Europe of tomorrow does not leave culture and its ecosystem behind.

Live DMA supports Culture Action Europe calling on Member States ahead of the European Council Meeting on 19 June to:

  • Double the budget of Creative Europe to 2,6 billion euros, as the core programme for reinforcing European cultural cooperation. (#Double4Culture).
  • Make sure that the additional funds stemming from the Next Generation EU initiative, such as REACT-EU, reach cultural operators.

We invite you to read, share & sign the call here.

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