No cuts for Creative Europe in the next long-term EU budget

On 21 July 2020, the European Council adopted the recovery plan and multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027. The financial envelope for Creative Europe is brought back to the Commission's proposal of €1,64 billion from 2018. NEMO welcomes that no cuts were made but regrets to see that the final budget is lower compared to the proposal made by the European Parliament.

The EU summit meeting was the longest to date but after difficult negotiations, the Council found a compromise on the next 7-year budget. The Creative Europe budget of 1,64 billion Euro is better than the proposal made by the European Commission in May 2019, but far from the doubling that NEMO and many other European cultural organisations asked for by endorsing and participating in Culture Action Europe’s campaign “double for culture”.

Also interesting

Register to NEMO's European Museum Conference…

Join NEMO’s European Museum Conference from 26–28 October 2025 in Horsens, Denmark, to connect with colleagues from across Europe and beyond. Register now to be part of shaping the future of museum practice and explore how museums…

 

NEMO Workshop at the German Museum…

On 5 June, NEMO Secretary General Julia Pagel and Programme Manager Mareen Maaß hosted a workshop at the annual German Museum Association Conference, held in Chemnitz, Germany, under the theme 'Museums Strengthen Democracy.' As…

 

Report on the state of artistic freedom worldwide

The 2025 edition of the State of Artistic Freedom report, published by Freemuse, offers a detailed look at the growing threats to…