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cS Brief #15: Africa-Europe cultural and creative partnerships: a draft joint strategy

This draft joint strategy for both African Union and European Union institutions and member states focuses on the development of their mutual cultural relationship and their support for the global cultural and creative sectors. In times of conflictual geopolitics, the aim of the strategy is to strengthen ties between African and European societies and their cultural and creative ecosystems, while addressing shared trends and challenges relevant to both partners.

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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.

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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.

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19 November 2025

7 years of culture Solutions’ analyses echoed in the Culture Compass

The Culture Compass for Europe, released last week by the European Commission, is a significant and welcomed milestone for EU international cultural relations. Over recent years, culture Solutions has analysed the growing importance of ICR for the EU’s external partnerships, as well as the need to address internal and external cultural challenges in a coordinated manner. Seeing these core arguments now embedded in the Culture Compass represents both a success and a meaningful step forward. In this article you will find the 10 key strategic directions mentioned in the Compass that reflect research produced by culture Solutions.

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16 November 2025

Culture in the next MFF: What space for external cultural action in the next Global Europe financial instrument?

Building on the high-level roundtable “Culture in the Next EU Budget”, organised by the European Parliament, this second article highlights areas of external cultural action where the EU could benefit from a stronger and more coordinated presence.

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9 November 2025

Culture in the next MFF: Internal and external cultural policies both at threat?

On 23 September 2025, the high-level roundtable “Culture in the Next EU Budget”, organised by the European Parliament as part of its long-term budget campaign “Invest in what matters.” In this first blog blog of the series, we analyse the prospects for the internal and external cultural policies in the 2028-2035 MFF.

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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.

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