Whether you are an EU official, an artist, a cultural sector actor or a culture enthusiast, in this newsletter you will find the latest EU cultural relations news and trends as well as updates on our new projects, events and publications. The cS Explains section showcases cS work and cS Explores shares external content and opportunities.
In this summer edition we focus on our successful roundtable event in Brussels, as well as some recommendations for must reads during the holiday season. Thank you for your attention and support,
Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024
Space for dialogue Cultural relations
On 27 June 2023, culture Solutions, in collaboration with MEP Mrs Salima Yenbou, organised a select roundtable on the theme of “Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024”. The event gathered more than 50 key Brussels-based policy-makers, networks’ representatives and professionals from the cultural field. The roundtable offered a multi-stakeholder space for dialogue on the place of cultural action in the EU external policies agenda.
This Event report presents the content of the roundtable debates, focusing on three themes: taking stock, Ukraine and geopolitics, and the 2024 agenda. It also summarises clear conclusions and way forward for the EU’s external cultural relations.
Find the full agenda of the Brussels roundtable (panel, discussion and informal drinks), panellists' presentations, photos and a video wrap-up of the event on our website, as well as on our newly-launched YouTube channel.
This podcast episode provides a rich set of lessons learnt and good practice in cultural projects management for all those interested in Turkey-EU cultural relations, in the context of Erdogan’s electoral victory. Now also as YouTube podcast.
On 10 May, our collaborator Ina Kokinova spoke about cultural heritage and international relations in the podcast entitled "El Emisario del Patrimonio" published by the Asociación de Jóvenes Profesionales por el Patrimonio Cultural (AJPC). Listen on different podcast platforms or YouTube.
After the EU-CELAC Summit on 17 and 18 July 2023, this blog post focuses on bi-regional cultural cooperation at the official level. In particular, it examines the New Agenda for EU-LAC relations and the role of Spain, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council.
This second blog post moves on to uncover the flourishing EU-LAC collaboration at the grass-roots level. Drawing from the key take-aways of the EU-LAC Forum, the analysis proposes a list of recommendations for strengthening bi-regional cultural relations.
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