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From: Heidi Wiley <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:13 PM To: KUL min <[email protected]> Subject: We lobby for the arts in Europe. Save and support theatres! Dear Minister of Culture Lukas, Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 June, the Member Theatres of the European Theatre Convention (ETC) from across 25 European countries, are writing to share the concerns of our sector, calling for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level to recover from the crisis.  Please read our proposal, concluded at ETC’s conference: Reopening European Theatres, presenting solutions to save and support theatres!  ETC united with 90+ organisations from across the cultural and creative sector, calling European leaders to invest in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture.  We call for a central place for culture in the EU long-term recovery budget and have joined the Culture Action Europe campaign to Uphold Culture in the EU Budget as one of the initial co-signing organisations. Without additional support thousands of theatre and live performing art venues across Europe will shut down by the end of 2020! A strong Europe needs a strong and diverse cultural sector. International collaboration in theatre and arts is essential to achieve this. Geographical imbalances from North to South, from East to West are realities we need to face and tackle. European and national policy are key to enabling equal opportunities for artists, theatre professionals, venues and audiences alike – to offer and enjoy the diversity and freedom of expression. Let’s take this decision and invest in culture for a strong Europe! Yours sincerely, Heidi Wiley Executive Director European Theatre Convention c/o Deutsches Theater Schumannstr. 13 A 10117 Berlin, Germany Tel: 0049 30 28 441 461 Mob: 0049 173 4231 662 Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter www.europeantheatre.eu