Briefing for European Parliament on "Arts, culture, and cultural awareness in education"

The brief from November 2017 summarises the current status of the role of arts and culture in the EU, looking at European policies and EU mechanisms and their effect in the Member States.

In the briefing <link http: www.europarl.europa.eu regdata etudes brie external link in new>Arts, culture, and cultural awareness in education for the European Parliament the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) has brought together facts and figures on the role of arts and culture in the EU, looking at European policies and EU mechanisms and their effect in the Member States. The brief covers global challenges faced by arts and cultural education, potential benefits of arts and cultural education, the EU's role in and support for cultural education, recent policy developments in cultural education and the European Parliament's concern for arts and cultural education policy.

The document can also serve as a resource for those active at advocacy or managerial level in the cultural sector.