CONSULTATION

Charting Europe's Creative Future

The European Commission's Culture Compass consultation invites stakeholders to help shape the EU cultural policy framework, soliciting expert insights from artists, policymakers, and cultural professionals. The consultation runs between 15 April and 13 May 2025.
WORKING CONDITIONS

EU study: Unfair remuneration for creators and threat to cultural diversity from transfer of IP rights to non-EU streamers

Without significant intervention, Europe risks losing its rich cultural ecosystem to monopolistic corporate practices, the research suggests.

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UNI Europe: "Space-high" profits need to be taxed properly
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Google, antitrust enforcement and the future of European digital sovereignty
Limited bargaining power of audiovisual producers towards non-European streaming platforms
Contracts that transfer creators' rights and underestimate potential economic value
Creators and rights holders do not support third draft of General Purpose AI Code of Practice
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Open Call
Philanthropy

Digital Arts Prize 2025 recognizes the artist’s career and work with a 20,000 EUR prize.

Fondation Etrillard and the Académie des beaux-arts | Digital Arts Prize 2025

Open Call
Public funding

IKF supports coproductions worldwide in the fields of music, dance, theatre and performance art. 

Goethe-Institut

Goethe-Institut | International Coproduction Fund (IKF)

Working Conditions

EU Cultural Sector 2022: 2.03 Million Enterprises, €199 Billion Added Value

Eurostat's latest statistical report quantifies the European cultural and creative industries' economic footprint, detailing enterprise numbers, value added, sectoral distribution, and the predominance of small and medium-sized businesses in 2022.

Charting Europe's Creative Future
Creators and rights holders do not support third draft of General Purpose AI Code of Practice
Contracts that transfer creators' rights and underestimate potential economic value
Limited bargaining power of audiovisual producers towards non-European streaming platforms
Greening

Costa Carras Awards Honor AKTI and Future Food Institute for Environmental Innovation

Two organizations from Cyprus and Italy win European citizen awards, Costa Carras 2025 for their groundbreaking work in preserving cultural heritage, protecting ecosystems, and developing sustainable community-driven approaches to environmental challenges.

Environmental Fund and four other measures to accelerate the greening of Norway's cultural sector
Does Clothing Rental Really Have A Positive Impact On The Environment?
How Massive Attack created the greenest concert ever
Wild Bits 2025 – Technological Art Outdoor Exhibition

Ukraine Crisis

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How Bronze Age Nomads Birthed Half of Today's Global Languages

Rearm... Culture

Funding for eight new Ukrainian films

Heritage Fund for the restoration of Ukrainian monuments

Artificial Intelligence

Open AI Faces Legal Challenge Over Defamation Claims By European NGO Noyb, Norwegian Authorities Investigate

European digital rights group Noyb files complaint against OpenAI's ChatGPT in Norway, alleging GDPR violations after the AI falsely claimed a citizen murdered his children without evidence.

Creators and rights holders do not support third draft of General Purpose AI Code of Practice
AI robot pets can be adorable and emotionally responsive. They also raise questions about attachment and mental health
Cronenberg defends Corbet's use of generative AI technology in making 'The Brutalist”
Commissioner Micallef Calls on Cultural & Creative Stakeholders to Point the Way to Europe's Cultural Compass

Inclusion

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Norway achieves gender parity in film production for the first time

Performing arts for diversity and social inclusion

Webinar on How Creativity and Entrepreneurship Can Foster Social Inclusion

Council of Europe Launches Month-Long Roma Rights Campaign