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Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean
7 April 2025

Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean – youth and women for intercultural dialogue, education and employment

Between 2 and 4 of April, the Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean took place in Granada, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM). Elise Cuny represented culture Solutions at the session “Youth employment and gender equality in the Mediterranean region”. Find here her intervention. 

EP Changemakers
1 April 2025

Changemakers – EU commited to defending democracy and culture worldwide

Elise Cuny represented culture Solutions at the inauguration of the art exhibition “Changemakers – from committed art to democratic artivism” in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Find here her interventions calling for support to women-led cultural heritage initiatives, as well as for bridging culture, democracy, skills and youth employment.

IG_designs (1080 x 1350 px) (2)
25 March 2025

Deconfining Coffee Chat: Africa-Europe cultural relations

The Deconfining Coffee Chat on 11 April will explore the challenges and opportunities in Africa-Europe cultural cooperation, with a particular focus on cultural ecosystems, as a result of culture Solutions’ and SACO’s joint research project.

AEF Research Partnership (2)
10 January 2025

culture Solutions’ year in review

In 2024, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

DSC_1066
31 December 2023

culture Solutions 2023 events and more

In 2023, culture Solutions held an important round table at the European Parliament, co-organised another one, and was invited to speak at several events. Check the key highlights in this blog.

climate-ocean
4 November 2023

What roles for culture in awareness, engagement and climate transition?

culture Solutions is co-organising a roundtable on “What roles for culture in awareness, engagement and climate transition?” with Talk C.E.C and Smarter Together, with the support of EU4Ocean Coalition. Art provides a means of communicating ecological concepts capable of changing our habits and behaviors.

EU LAC ICR
24 July 2023

Rejuvenating EU-LAC cultural relations from the bottom-up

This second blog post uncovers 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 in the areas of youth, inclusive and just transition.

EU LAC CD
22 July 2023

EU-LAC cultural diplomacy: from natural partners to partners of choice, via Madrid

After the EU-CELAC Summit in July 2023, this blog post focuses on the political context and the cultural cooperation at the official level. It examines the New Agenda for EU-LAC relations and the role of Spain, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.

roundtable
24 May 2023

Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024

The select roundtable “Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024” gathered more than 50 key Brussels-based policy-makers, networks’ representatives and professionals from the cultural field, offering them a space for dialogue on the place of cultural action in the EU external agenda.

@europeanlabcamp
27 December 2022

culture Solutions looks back at the 2022 events

In 2022, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events and co-organised one roundtable. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

billion blog featured
19 July 2022

1 billion for EU international cultural relations by 2027

Find here the speech given by Damien Helly at the European Parliament’s public hearing on EU international cultural relations. It summarises culture Solutions’ analyses on the implementation of the EU cultural relations policy framework and suggests a set of priorities for the Council Work Plan on Culture 2022-2025.

Mediterranean blog
20 June 2022

Post-Ukraine Cultural Mediterranean: Still curious?

At the Naples Conference of the Ministers of Culture of the Mediterranean, speakers exchanged ideas on fostering innovation and sustainability, cross-border and regional cooperation, and long-standing partnerships in the Southern Partnership Region. Find out more in this blog post.

aueu4blog
30 May 2022

From ACP-EU Culture Webinar to Africa-Europe Week 2022: five pathways to follow

This blog post is the last on Africa-Europe Week and discusses the main trends in EU-AU cultural relations by positioning them along what we have observed to date with EU and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) relations. What key topics persist? How have these advanced in the last months?

aueu3blog
30 May 2022

Building inclusive spaces for Africa-Europe cultural relations dialogue

The rise of new voices and calls for a reset of the Africa-Europe political agenda means that new spaces for inclusive cultural relations dialogue could and should emerge. Are you wondering how? Find out in the third blog post of the series.

auweek2
22 May 2022

Africa-Europe cultural relations programming: what’s the agenda

Continuing with the analysis and lessons learnt from the first-ever Africa-Europe Week, we now turn to the five main priorities of any future cultural programming agenda in this thought-provoking article by Nicole McNeilly, Gabrielle Bernoville, Valeria Mesía and Celia Zayas.

EU-AU (2)
11 May 2022

Africa-Europe Week 2022: Three take-aways for the AU-EU cultural relations partnership

After attending the first-ever Africa-Europe Week, we reflect on the cultural aspects of the post-Covid relationship between the EU and its partners in this blog post.

Website blog featured ACP 2
31 January 2022

5 Opportunities for European international cultural relations towards ACP countries, beyond the ACP-EU Culture Programme

Continuing with the takeaway from the 2021 ACP-EU Culture programme international webinar, we now look into the lessons learnt and the main topics that emerged from the discussions in this blog post.

Website blog featured ACP
31 January 2022

EU action for culture in Africa Caribbean and Pacific: main trends

Upon the completion of the 2021 ACP-EU Culture programme international webinar, in this blog post our collaborators share the trends and opportunities they identified while facilitating the event.

IMG_20150308_142813
29 November 2021

culture Solutions closes an eventful year with a gathering in Brussels

In 2021, culture Solutions collaborators organised one physical event, facilitated two webinars held by partners, and spoke at 6 other events. Read more and find the supplementary materials in this blog.

copdigital-ft
8 July 2021

#TeamEurope impact: Effective Digital Communities of Practice

After defining what a Community of Practice is, this blog post by our Training and know-how sharing team zooms into the methodology behind building digital European communities that have a global remit and inclusivity at the core.

CoP-blog-ft
1 July 2021

#TeamEurope: A community of practice on culture for EU Delegations

DG INTPA’s Culture Seminars, delivered by culture Solutions, have highlighted the need for a Community of Practice. Read more about how to embed culture across EU’s external actions in this blog post.

yemenblogpost
15 June 2021

Restoring livelihoods through culture in Yemen: lessons learnt

After successfully facilitating the virtual conference “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen”, in this article Nicole McNeilly and Bart Hesseling look into the key themes and future developments for the UNESCO-EU project.

ACP
7 June 2021

Towards a sustainable cultural and creative industry in ACP countries

On 9 and 10 June, OEACP and the European Union with the technical support of culture Solutions and Nookom are organising a virtual webinar “Towards a sustainable cultural and creative industry in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries”.

yemen-unesco-eu
13 May 2021

Restoring livelihoods through culture in Yemen

On May 26-27, UNESCO and the European Union organised a virtual conference “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen” facilitated by culture Solutions. Read more about the initiative and access the programme.

eeas heritage 2
8 February 2021

Team Europe’s future heritage? Protecting shared memories in conflict

In November 2020, culture Solutions facilitated the EEAS conference on “The role of the European Union on the Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage in conflict and crisis”. This blog summarises the main take-aways and recommends the launch of specific European communities of practice.

Captura de pantalla 2020-10-08 a las 1.02.02
8 October 2020

We are culture, but are we Europe? – 2020 Europe Culture Forum Amsterdam

Between 17 and 20 September 2020, Amsterdam played host to this year’s Forum on European Culture. cultureSolutions collaborator Nicole McNeilly was at a selection of the events. She gives a short reflection on the event’s strengths and challenges. See the blog by Nicole McNeilly.

IMG_8292
14 September 2019

EUNIC Siena Cultural Relations Forum

From June 26-29, Culture Solutions attended the EUNIC Siena Cultural Relations Forum. As the last part of the “CreW Cultural Relations at Work project”, intending to foster discussion and reflection on cultural diplomacy between policy-makers, practitioners and academics. See the blog by SJohanna Suo and Virgine Wyart.

pic 02_sized
20 July 2019

International cultural policies @Avignon OFF

culture Solutions was invited to moderate the round table “International cultural policies: How do institutions create frameworks conducive to developing cultural projects?” at the international theatre festival Avignon OFF. Sandra Coumans reports about it in her blog.

cultureforthfuture
10 July 2019

Culture for the Future for the Global South

culture Solutions took part in Culture4Future 2019, an international colloquium organised by the European Commission that aimed at promoting culture, creativity, innovation and dialogue as key drivers for inclusive development and peace. See the blog by Sandra Coumans.

@europeanlabcamp
18 June 2019

The Day After: testing our bottom-up workshop in Lyon

Culture Solutions attended the European Lab Camp in Lyon and implemented a experimental workshop aimed at bridging the gap between cultural practitioners and EU international cultural policies See the blog by Camilla Colombo and Damien Helly.

hugues-de-buyer-mimeure-328729-unsplash
1 June 2019

culture Solutions takes part in its first events

culture Solutions participated in European Development Days 2019, Arty Farty’s Lyon 2019 European Lab Camp and European belonging among young people. Find out more about the worskhops and presentations we made in this blog.

CCSC tot bag filtré
5 May 2019

Commons: culture Solutions inspired

Culture Solutions attended the CCSC kick-off conference and drew lessons from it for its own development. See the blog by Susan van Esch and Damien Helly.

Delivered

IG_designs (1080 x 1350 px) (2)
25 March 2025

Deconfining Coffee Chat: Africa-Europe cultural relations

The Deconfining Coffee Chat on 11 April will explore the challenges and opportunities in Africa-Europe cultural cooperation, with a particular focus on cultural ecosystems, as a result of culture Solutions’ and SACO’s joint research project.

AEF Research Partnership (2)
10 January 2025

culture Solutions’ year in review

In 2024, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

DSC_1066
31 December 2023

culture Solutions 2023 events and more

In 2023, culture Solutions held an important round table at the European Parliament, co-organised another one, and was invited to speak at several events. Check the key highlights in this blog.

climate-ocean
4 November 2023

What roles for culture in awareness, engagement and climate transition?

culture Solutions is co-organising a roundtable on “What roles for culture in awareness, engagement and climate transition?” with Talk C.E.C and Smarter Together, with the support of EU4Ocean Coalition. Art provides a means of communicating ecological concepts capable of changing our habits and behaviors.

roundtable
24 May 2023

Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024

The select roundtable “Policy directions in EU international cultural relations, towards 2024” gathered more than 50 key Brussels-based policy-makers, networks’ representatives and professionals from the cultural field, offering them a space for dialogue on the place of cultural action in the EU external agenda.

@europeanlabcamp
27 December 2022

culture Solutions looks back at the 2022 events

In 2022, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events and co-organised one roundtable. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

aueu4blog
30 May 2022

From ACP-EU Culture Webinar to Africa-Europe Week 2022: five pathways to follow

This blog post is the last on Africa-Europe Week and discusses the main trends in EU-AU cultural relations by positioning them along what we have observed to date with EU and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) relations. What key topics persist? How have these advanced in the last months?

aueu3blog
30 May 2022

Building inclusive spaces for Africa-Europe cultural relations dialogue

The rise of new voices and calls for a reset of the Africa-Europe political agenda means that new spaces for inclusive cultural relations dialogue could and should emerge. Are you wondering how? Find out in the third blog post of the series.

auweek2
22 May 2022

Africa-Europe cultural relations programming: what’s the agenda

Continuing with the analysis and lessons learnt from the first-ever Africa-Europe Week, we now turn to the five main priorities of any future cultural programming agenda in this thought-provoking article by Nicole McNeilly, Gabrielle Bernoville, Valeria Mesía and Celia Zayas.

EU-AU (2)
11 May 2022

Africa-Europe Week 2022: Three take-aways for the AU-EU cultural relations partnership

After attending the first-ever Africa-Europe Week, we reflect on the cultural aspects of the post-Covid relationship between the EU and its partners in this blog post.

Website blog featured ACP 2
31 January 2022

5 Opportunities for European international cultural relations towards ACP countries, beyond the ACP-EU Culture Programme

Continuing with the takeaway from the 2021 ACP-EU Culture programme international webinar, we now look into the lessons learnt and the main topics that emerged from the discussions in this blog post.

Website blog featured ACP
31 January 2022

EU action for culture in Africa Caribbean and Pacific: main trends

Upon the completion of the 2021 ACP-EU Culture programme international webinar, in this blog post our collaborators share the trends and opportunities they identified while facilitating the event.

IMG_20150308_142813
29 November 2021

culture Solutions closes an eventful year with a gathering in Brussels

In 2021, culture Solutions collaborators organised one physical event, facilitated two webinars held by partners, and spoke at 6 other events. Read more and find the supplementary materials in this blog.

copdigital-ft
8 July 2021

#TeamEurope impact: Effective Digital Communities of Practice

After defining what a Community of Practice is, this blog post by our Training and know-how sharing team zooms into the methodology behind building digital European communities that have a global remit and inclusivity at the core.

CoP-blog-ft
1 July 2021

#TeamEurope: A community of practice on culture for EU Delegations

DG INTPA’s Culture Seminars, delivered by culture Solutions, have highlighted the need for a Community of Practice. Read more about how to embed culture across EU’s external actions in this blog post.

yemenblogpost
15 June 2021

Restoring livelihoods through culture in Yemen: lessons learnt

After successfully facilitating the virtual conference “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen”, in this article Nicole McNeilly and Bart Hesseling look into the key themes and future developments for the UNESCO-EU project.

ACP
7 June 2021

Towards a sustainable cultural and creative industry in ACP countries

On 9 and 10 June, OEACP and the European Union with the technical support of culture Solutions and Nookom are organising a virtual webinar “Towards a sustainable cultural and creative industry in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries”.

yemen-unesco-eu
13 May 2021

Restoring livelihoods through culture in Yemen

On May 26-27, UNESCO and the European Union organised a virtual conference “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen” facilitated by culture Solutions. Read more about the initiative and access the programme.

eeas heritage 2
8 February 2021

Team Europe’s future heritage? Protecting shared memories in conflict

In November 2020, culture Solutions facilitated the EEAS conference on “The role of the European Union on the Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage in conflict and crisis”. This blog summarises the main take-aways and recommends the launch of specific European communities of practice.

Attended

Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean
7 April 2025

Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean – youth and women for intercultural dialogue, education and employment

Between 2 and 4 of April, the Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean took place in Granada, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM). Elise Cuny represented culture Solutions at the session “Youth employment and gender equality in the Mediterranean region”. Find here her intervention. 

EP Changemakers
1 April 2025

Changemakers – EU commited to defending democracy and culture worldwide

Elise Cuny represented culture Solutions at the inauguration of the art exhibition “Changemakers – from committed art to democratic artivism” in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Find here her interventions calling for support to women-led cultural heritage initiatives, as well as for bridging culture, democracy, skills and youth employment.

AEF Research Partnership (2)
10 January 2025

culture Solutions’ year in review

In 2024, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

DSC_1066
31 December 2023

culture Solutions 2023 events and more

In 2023, culture Solutions held an important round table at the European Parliament, co-organised another one, and was invited to speak at several events. Check the key highlights in this blog.

EU LAC ICR
24 July 2023

Rejuvenating EU-LAC cultural relations from the bottom-up

This second blog post uncovers 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 in the areas of youth, inclusive and just transition.

EU LAC CD
22 July 2023

EU-LAC cultural diplomacy: from natural partners to partners of choice, via Madrid

After the EU-CELAC Summit in July 2023, this blog post focuses on the political context and the cultural cooperation at the official level. It examines the New Agenda for EU-LAC relations and the role of Spain, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.

@europeanlabcamp
27 December 2022

culture Solutions looks back at the 2022 events

In 2022, culture Solutions was invited to speak at or analyse important public events and co-organised one roundtable. Find out which and access the articles summarising the key highlights in this blog.

billion blog featured
19 July 2022

1 billion for EU international cultural relations by 2027

Find here the speech given by Damien Helly at the European Parliament’s public hearing on EU international cultural relations. It summarises culture Solutions’ analyses on the implementation of the EU cultural relations policy framework and suggests a set of priorities for the Council Work Plan on Culture 2022-2025.

Mediterranean blog
20 June 2022

Post-Ukraine Cultural Mediterranean: Still curious?

At the Naples Conference of the Ministers of Culture of the Mediterranean, speakers exchanged ideas on fostering innovation and sustainability, cross-border and regional cooperation, and long-standing partnerships in the Southern Partnership Region. Find out more in this blog post.

IMG_20150308_142813
29 November 2021

culture Solutions closes an eventful year with a gathering in Brussels

In 2021, culture Solutions collaborators organised one physical event, facilitated two webinars held by partners, and spoke at 6 other events. Read more and find the supplementary materials in this blog.

IMG_8292
14 September 2019

EUNIC Siena Cultural Relations Forum

From June 26-29, Culture Solutions attended the EUNIC Siena Cultural Relations Forum. As the last part of the “CreW Cultural Relations at Work project”, intending to foster discussion and reflection on cultural diplomacy between policy-makers, practitioners and academics. See the blog by SJohanna Suo and Virgine Wyart.

pic 02_sized
20 July 2019

International cultural policies @Avignon OFF

culture Solutions was invited to moderate the round table “International cultural policies: How do institutions create frameworks conducive to developing cultural projects?” at the international theatre festival Avignon OFF. Sandra Coumans reports about it in her blog.

cultureforthfuture
10 July 2019

Culture for the Future for the Global South

culture Solutions took part in Culture4Future 2019, an international colloquium organised by the European Commission that aimed at promoting culture, creativity, innovation and dialogue as key drivers for inclusive development and peace. See the blog by Sandra Coumans.

@europeanlabcamp
18 June 2019

The Day After: testing our bottom-up workshop in Lyon

Culture Solutions attended the European Lab Camp in Lyon and implemented a experimental workshop aimed at bridging the gap between cultural practitioners and EU international cultural policies See the blog by Camilla Colombo and Damien Helly.

hugues-de-buyer-mimeure-328729-unsplash
1 June 2019

culture Solutions takes part in its first events

culture Solutions participated in European Development Days 2019, Arty Farty’s Lyon 2019 European Lab Camp and European belonging among young people. Find out more about the worskhops and presentations we made in this blog.

CCSC tot bag filtré
5 May 2019

Commons: culture Solutions inspired

Culture Solutions attended the CCSC kick-off conference and drew lessons from it for its own development. See the blog by Susan van Esch and Damien Helly.