INTERVIEW

Glenn Micallef: Agora EU will be a place where culture, media and EU values meet

In his first interview with Creatives Unite, Commissioner Glenn Micallef said the 'Europe for Culture' declaration is a 'strong signal of the importance of culture at the European level'. He defended the merging of the Creative Europe programme into a new Agora EU...
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New European Bauhaus: EU's favourite green design projects to a public vote

The public has until 6pm Brussels time this Friday to help choose the winners of the European Commission's New European Bauhaus Prizes, an annual competition that rewards projects blending sustainability, inclusion and good design.

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Residency programme in France for curators and art critics

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Perform Europe reimagines international touring  with a €1.4 million in funding for performing arts projects

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Perform Europe | 3rd Open call for performing arts collaborations

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Mobility and exchange grants across the Nordic Region for emerging artists

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Artificial Intelligence

"If AI is here, it should be a public resource": a conversation with Heritiana Ranaivoson

Economist Heritiana Ranaivoson argues that generative AI—trained on creators’ work without consent—should be treated as a public resource, urging Europe to strengthen regulation and industrial policy at the same time to protect its cultural and creative sectors.

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Working Conditions

FLIP Final Study: The Precariat with a Portfolio

Europe calls its cultural workers vital infrastructure. The Creative FLIP final study shows they are also underpaid, underprotected, and absorbing systemic risks that policy should carry. Seven and a half years of evidence distilled into one uncomfortable question: resilient or enduring?

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Inclusion

Serbia's Artists Call for International Boycott of Expo 2027 as Cultural Repression Deepens

An open letter from Serbian artists and scholars urges foreign colleagues to shun next year's world exposition in Belgrade warning that the event is being used by the government of President Aleksandar Vu i to launder its image while systematically dismantling artistic freedom...

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Greening

New European Bauhaus: EU's favourite green design projects to a public vote

The public has until 6pm Brussels time this Friday to help choose the winners of the European Commission's New European Bauhaus Prizes, an annual competition that rewards projects blending sustainability, inclusion and good design.

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Ukraine Crisis

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Rebuilding War-Torn Ukraine with Renewable, Community-Led Materials

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