Three European cities show how art and culture can contribute to creating beautiful, sustainable and inclusive neighbourhoods. Stadhouderskade, a bustling and congested avenue in Amsterdam, is being transformed into a green and sustainable haven for people and animals. The transformation of this urban artery, initiated by the Green Mile Foundation consortium, is being assisted by […]
EU-China conclude the 6th High-Level People-to-People Dialogue on education, culture, youth and sport
The 6th EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue (HLPPD) on education, culture, youth and sport took place in Beijing, China. This was the first in-person meeting since 2017. The meeting was held as a follow-up of the EU-China Summit that took place in Beijing on 7 December 2023, where the EU and Chinese leaders agreed that the […]
Spain, InvestEU: EIF and ICF join forces to mobilise €64 million to support social enterprises and cultural and creative businesses in Catalonia
With the support of the InvestEU programme, the European Investment Fund (EIF) will provide the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) with a capped portfolio guarantee that will leverage €64 million in support of social enterprises and entities within the cultural and creative sector in Catalonia. This transaction is the first guarantee agreement between the two institutions […]
27 January: Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Hitler did not win!”
27 January marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. On Thursday, Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, addressed MEPs in a plenary session in Brussels to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “We pay tribute today to the victims of the Holocaust […]
Pact Zollverein Residency Programme 2024
From August to December 2024 PACT Zollverein is offering a residency programme for the development and realisation of projects and productions. The programme is open to professional artists working in the fields of dance, performance, media arts or music. Participants will get: Studio space; Local accommodation; Weekly grant allowance for all of the residency project […]
World Heritage Volunteers
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is currently seeking participation from youth organisations, NGOs, institutions, and public authorities interested in engaging young individuals in the conservation of World Heritage sites. This involvement is to be facilitated through the organisation of action camps scheduled for 2024. These camps are designed to promote the preservation of World Heritage […]
Spanish group Ralphie Choo, winner of the “Music Moves Europe” Awards
Five promising European bands won the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024 at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen (The Netherlands). Selected from fifteen nominees by an expert jury, Ralphie Choo (Spain), Yunè Pinku (Ireland), Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria), Giift (Denmark) and freekind (Slovenia) topped the 2024 edition, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the awards. Moreover, […]
Parliament calls for better working conditions for artists and cultural workers
On Tuesday, MEPs adopted their proposals for EU measures to improve living and working conditions for professionals working in the art, cultural and creative sectors. In the legislative initiative, adopted by 433 votes in favour to 100 against and 99 abstentions, MEPs stress that the gaps between national social systems, different national definitions of artists and […]
Juvenes Translatores contest
The European Commission is organising an online translation contest to give secondary school young people a first-hand experience of what it is like to be a translator. Students, aged 17 are challenged to translate a short text. The aim is for young people to experience what it is like to be a professional translator. They […]