The overall budget for the Creative Europe programme in 2025 stands at €352 million, allocated as follows:
- Culture Strand: €108 million in commitments
- Media Strand: €189.5 million in commitments
- Cross-Sectoral Strand: €29.3 million in commitments
- Support Expenditure (programme administration): €25.6 million.
Additionally, for Horizon Europe’s Cluster 2, titled Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society, the budget amounts to €303.3 million in commitments.
Earlier this year Culture Action Europe reported that the Council had proposed budget cuts amounting to €295 million for Erasmus+, €400 million for Horizon Europe, and €34 million for CERV. However, following conciliation discussions between the Parliament and the Council, these reductions were reversed, resulting in modest increases:
- Erasmus+: +€62 million
- Horizon Europe: +€25 million
- CERV: +€1 million
In related news, the Creative Europe cooperation project calls are anticipated to be released soon.
