COMECE urges that the EU negotiations for MFF 2028-2034 aim at the future and support initiatives on cross-border cultural collaboration, heritage protection, countering disinformation and strengthening public debate, so that citizens are "aware of their identity, culture and indispensable role for the Common Good".
By Creatives Unite NewsroomNegotiations on the upcoming MFF 2028-2034 among the EU institutions should ensure that “the Union can provide a favourable and socially cohesive environment for all its citizens to learn, train, create, innovate and become individuals aware of their identity, culture and indispensable role for the Common Good”, states H.E. Mgr. Janusz Stepnowski, President of the COMECE Commission on Culture and Education.
Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, and the European Solidarity Corps, have become essential pillars of European cooperation, identity and innovation, as highlighted in the document. In this respect, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) urges the EU institutions to support cross-border cultural collaboration, the protection of heritage, and initiatives countering disinformation and strengthening public debate.
The authors of the text argue for more investments to support the member-states' national and local efforts on the Union's cohesion and prosperity and highlight challenges on the insufficient alignment of EU funding programmes with national policies, and on complex administrative burdens faced by small youth and volunteer-based organisations.
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