Resources

Podcast

> All podcasts

Publications

brief 14

cS Brief #14: Recentering the human and cultural dimension in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership: the Pact for the Mediterranean, a not-to-be-missed opportunity

30 years after the Barcelona Declaration, this brief builds on the first dialogue for the new Pact for the Mediterranean. Cooperation with cultural actors in the Euro-Med region faces regional instability and shrinking civic space. While the EU’s approach evolves, more action is needed on civil society and youth, artistic freedom and mobility.

brief 13

cS Brief #13: Equitable Digital Transformation and International Cultural Relations: Which priorities?

Amid data race, biases and digital divides, this brief examines how can culture and creative professionals advocate for an equitable age. The brief builds on cS dialogue #2 and focuses particularly on US, UK and EU frameworks and caselaw.

africa europa 2025

Event report #6: 2025: Renewed framework for Africa-Europe Cultural Relations

This event report presents the exchanges that took place in the context of the Deconfining Online Coffee Chat, where cS and SACO shared initial findings from the joint research initiative funded by the Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF): “Skills Foresight: The Creative Economy and the Untapped Potential of Cultural Cooperation for Africa-Europe Youth”.

> All publications

Articles

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.

Africa Europe universities
15 March 2025

Sustainable digital creative ecosystems in Africa-Europe relations: the role of universities

This article post is based on a presentation made by Elise Cuny during the UNIMED WEEK in Brussels from 18 to 20 February 2025, as part of the session “Leveraging Science, Education and Culture for a Transformative Africa-Europe Partnerships” moderated by the Africa-Europe Foundation, and draws from a research project conducted by culture Solutions and the South African Cultural Observatory. 

> All articles

Newsletter

From articles, to events and cultural trends, our newsletter will keep you posted on the latest EU cultural news and trends, as well as on our new projects, events and publications.

> Read all

Audio-visual materials

Audio-visual materials

Check our infographics, videos, presentations and more here. 

Useful links

Access our database of important materials in the sphere of EU international cultural relations, including EU official documents, EUNIC documents, reports, studies and webpages, as well as academic sources.

> See more