FREEDOM OF PRESS

Press Freedom Under Siege: A Troubling Decline in 2024 According to COE

The Council of Europe’s 2024 Press Freedom Report paints a stark picture of declining media freedoms across the continent, with European Union (EU) member states and neighbouring countries grappling with systemic threats. 
GREENING

How Massive Attack created the greenest concert ever

It is hoped that the event will be used as a case study and influence the way music concerts are organised.

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Incubator 2025: applications for ENCC's project writing training programme are now open
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French Government Cuts Youth Culture Pass Funding by 50%
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circusnext awards projects from emerging circus authors throughout Europe

circusnext | Open Call for Circus Projects 2026

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A fully funded residency offers to women writers time for uninterrupted work in an inspiring setting 

Elizabeth Kostova Foundation | Women in the Mountains Residency 2025

Working Conditions

Code of Resistance: Gaming's Labor Uprising Sweeps France and Spain

French and Spanish video game developers unite in historic strikes, challenging industry norms, demanding better working conditions, and protesting corporate mandates that threaten worker rights and creative autonomy.

Press Freedom Under Siege: A Troubling Decline in 2024 According to COE
30+ Organizations Urge EU to Fund Critical Data Infrastructure
Are artists free to create and present their work?
The Commission sets out the road to the next EU long-term budget
Greening

Charting the Future of Arts and Culture

The 10th World Summit for Arts and Culture will be held in less than four months in Seoul and invites the global arts community to re-imagine the future.

How Massive Attack created the greenest concert ever
Wild Bits 2025 – Technological Art Outdoor Exhibition
For a culture that transcends the boundaries of species
Better digital literacy could help reduce climate and disaster conspiracy theories

Ukraine Crisis

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Funding for eight new Ukrainian films

Heritage Fund for the restoration of Ukrainian monuments

UNESCO Director-General in Lviv to strengthen support for culture

British Council's Creative Economy Development Grants

Artificial Intelligence

The Return of CC-Plus: A Necessary Step for AI and Copyright?

A closer look at the licensing practices enabled by the CC-Plus protocol could provide the certainty many stakeholders are looking for as AI threatens to upend the copyright landscape.


Good News for Creators in The Battle Against AI Companies
Low use, lack of knowledge and bias towards AI in the audiovisual sector
“Don’t believe the hype of DeepSeek & Open AI”
For an inclusive and accessible cultural heritage in Europe

Inclusion

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Transforming museums into spaces of discourse

French Government Cuts Youth Culture Pass Funding by 50%

Redesign Belonging promotes solidarity through design

Charting the Future of Arts and Culture