culture Solutions
Budget
€4,563
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
11
2.45 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Culture Solutions Europe (culture Solutions, or cS) is an association working towards the recognition of the central role of culture in the European Union’s external relations and promoting International Cultural Relations at large. We do so by producing knowledge on challenges and opportunities met by the EU and other cultural actors in the field of ICR, by advocating for and contributing to trust-based partnerships between Europe and external partners, and by exchanging with, advising and training cultural actors from the EU and beyond on the multi-faceted field of ICR. We believe in culture as a game-changer for building trust and strengthening democracy. Our association was created as an independent and not-for-profit entity, building on a feasibility study and numerous exchanges of views with informed experts and professionals. We work together with all those involved in International Cultural Relations and support EU cultural actors in broadening their scope and understanding.
EU Legislative Interests
Following the work of: - CULT and AFET committees - DG EAC, INTPA and EEAS Policies of cultural affairs, EU's external relations. Among the legislative work of CULT analysed for research purposes: - Achieving an effective policy legacy for the European Year of Cultural Heritage, 2019/2194(INI) - EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors, 2023/2051(INL) -Culture Compass for Europe Strategic Framework -Upcoming AgoraEU Framework 2028-2034 - Creative Europe programme 2021-2027, 2018/0190(COD) - Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations, 2022/2047(INI) - Effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps, 2019/2195(INI)
Communication Activities
As a social innovation group, we contribute independently to the excellence of EU International Cultural Relations through: - the opening of creative trust-building spaces, - the production of commons, and - the brokerage of know-how. Concrete activities and content production: - Moderation of roundtable on culture and EU's external relations, - Publication of policy briefs on EU policies - Publication of papers and podcasts shedding light on realities of artists and cultural professionals inside and outside the EU.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Our partners: https://www.culturesolutions.eu/partners/ We received a grant from the Africa-Europe foundation for a research report. We partnered with the French association Héritage & Civilisations on culture & education. We received support from Anna Lindh Foundation for a policy brief.
Organisation Members
Board members: https://www.culturesolutions.eu/our-board/ Collaborators: https://www.culturesolutions.eu/our-collaborators/ Partners: https://www.culturesolutions.eu/partners/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.