âIt’s really important for us to be at the forefront on the sustainability and inclusion questions, to inspire others and help with all these things. If we donât have a sustainable future, we may not have a future at all.â
European Policies
On this page, you can find information and updates on European policies that concern the live music sector in particular, and the cultural and creative sphere in general.
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The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is the EU long-term budget. The next MFF will cover the years 2021-2027. The budget for EU programmes such as Creative Europe is part of the MFF. Find out in this article how the MFF was negociated and the reactions of European cultural organisations to it.
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Next Generation EU & long-term EU budget On the 27th of May, the European Commission put forward its proposal to create a new recovery instrument, âNext Generation EUâ. The Commission also presented a new proposal of the long-term EU budget for the next Multinannual Financial Framework 2021 â 2027 in response to the new context:…
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On the 26th of March 2019, the European Directive on Copyright on the Digital Single Market was adopted. This directive, which aims at ensuring ” a well-functioning marketplace for the exploitation of works and other subject-matter[s] […] taking into account in particular digital and cross-border uses of protected content” has created a lot of debate…
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On the request of the European Commission’s Committee of Culture, KEA conducted a study in order to provide concrete recommendations for the future of the Creative Europe funding programme. The study provides an analysis of the Creative Europe programme, including its objectives, structure, aspects related to decision-making and the impact of its implementation. Abstract: Creative…
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The European Commission published their proposal for the EU budget for the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework running from 2021 to 2027. The Commission declares their proposition as a modern and pragmatic approach of a Union that protects, empowers, and defends. Read: European Commission Press release – EU budget – Commission proposes a modern budget for a…
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The European Commission adopted in May 2018 the proposal for a New European Agenda for Culture in response to calls from European stakeholders of the cultural and creative sectors for an increased European collaboration on culture. With the New European Agenda for Culture, the European Commission has identified three main strategic objectives, based on social,…
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âItâs all about sharing and cooperation!â
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âWe need organisations like Live DMA to support our activities. During COVID, it was important to have Live DMA meetings so that we could learn what was going on in the other countries, and that was very helpful when it came to the lobby work on the local levelâ
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“We have been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Live DMA, a network which was created in 2012 by venue networks from all over Europe. The purpose was to share knowledge and skills with each other, and to set up common projects, and I think weâve succeeded in doing that!â
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“I learned to collect and process data with good quality, and also I learned the importance of data to start a dialogue with institutions. Good data gave ACCES a lot of recognitionâ
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ʻʌThanks to Live DMAÊŒs Survey, we showed our government that the more a venue is subsidized, the more money they generate. The Ministry of Culture had little knowledge of our sector. So to present these figures from different European countries was crucial in re-valorising our subsidies.”