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Saatja: Anne Bergman <[email protected]> Saadetud: 17.06.2020 17:58 Teema: Make the NextGeneration care for Culture Manused: image001.jpg; Joint sector call - Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture.pdf Dear Ministers of Culture and Finances of the European Union Member States Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 June, we are writing to share the attached letter signed by 94 organisations from across the cultural and creative sector, calling for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level to recover from the crisis. Together, we call on you, the Member States’ Ministers:  To push for a substantial increase of the Creative Europe budget. We fully support the European Parliament’s proposal for a budget of €2.8bn.  To guarantee that the entire sector can benefit appropriately from the recovery plan’s various instruments. Let’s invest in culture to show the EU’s #NextGeneration that we really care about their future! 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You may exercise such rights by sending an email to [email protected] or a postal mail to FEP Like to read! send us a picture of you ‘caught’ reading www.getcaughtreading.eu Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 94 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to alert EU leaders : our sector needs strong and systemic sup- port measures to recover from this crisis. As it is now well understood, the cultural and creative world is one of the first and hardest hit by the crisis. According to the Commission’s own estimates, some parts of our sector – which accounts for €509bn in value added to GDP and over 12 million full-time jobs - are expected to lose up to 80% of their turnover in the 2nd quarter of 2020. We have a higher than average percentage of self-employed workers, freelancers, micro-businesses and youth employment, which makes us particularly vulnerable in times of crisis. As the European economy is slowly restarting, it is far from business as usual. Cultural actors are gradually resuming their activities, but all have to implement strict safety rules which means they won’t be operating at full capacity for the foreseeable future and are therefore facing challenging economic decisions. From individual creators and creative workers all the way to big production and media companies, the whole value chain is impacted. And yet the recovery package announced by the Commission on 27 May does not reflect the reality of the cultural and creative sector, despite the encouraging messages by the Commission and the strong position taken by the European Parliament. The proposal on the table falls way short of our sector’s expectations: • Despite being identified as one of 14 of the hardest hit ecosystems, there is neither a sector specific instrument for culture, nor a clear indication on whether or how we can benefit from different instru- ments. The section on REACT-EU in the Commission’s Communication1 refers to culture, but there is no guarantee that we will receive appropriate support. • As for Creative Europe, the EU’s only programme specifically dedicated to the cultural and creative sec- tor, the Commission’s announcement is a missed opportunity and a real disappointment. Along with the budget dedicated to education and youth, the budget dedicated to culture is the only one to decrease compared to the Commission’s own 2018 proposal, and it is a far cry from the European parliament’ po- sition2 . Quite ironic for a recovery plan named “Next Generation EU”. To bring the EU’s support for our sector to a level that is commensurate with its contribution to the EU’s economy and its citizens’ wellbeing, we call on Member States and the European Parliament: • To push for a substantial increase of the Creative Europe budget. We fully support the European Parlia- ment’s proposal for a budget of €2.8bn. • To guarantee that the entire sector can benefit appropriately from the recovery plan’s various instru- ments. Let’s invest in culture to show the EU’s #NextGeneration that we really care about their future! 1 https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-europe-moment-repair-prepare-next-generation.pdf 2 The European Commission is proposing €1.5bn for Creative Europe (€1.7 in 2018 prices) while it proposed 1.85bn in 2018 (€1.6bn in today’s prices).  SIGNATORIES 1. AEPO ARTIS – Association of European Performers’ Organisations 2. AER – Association of European Radios 3. Animation Europe 4. BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels 5. CALLIAS Foundation 6. CEDC – European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity 7. CEM – Centre Européen de Musique 8. CEPI – European Audiovisual Production 9. CEPIC – Centre of the Picture Industry 10.CICAE – International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas 11.CIRCOSTRADA – European Network for Circus & Street Arts 12.De Concert! 13.EAS - European Association for Music in Schools 14.ECSA – European Composer and Songwriter Alliance 15.EDN – European Dancehouse Network 16.EFA – European Festivals Association 17.EFFORTS – The European Federation of Fortified Sites 18.EFJ – The European Federation of Journalists 19.EFNYO – European Federation of National Youth Orchestras 20.EFP – European Film Promotion 21.EGDF - European Games Developer Federation 22.EHTTA - European Historic Thermal Towns Association 23.EIBF – European and International Booksellers Federation 24.EJN – Europe Jazz Network 25.ELIA - Globally Connected European Network of Higher Arts Education 26.EMC – European Music Council 27.EMCY – European Union of Music Competitions for Youth 28.EMEE – European Music Exporters Exchange 29.EMMA - European Magazine Media Association 30.EMMA – European Music Managers Alliance 31.EMU – The European Music School Union 32.ENCATC – European network on cultural management and cultural policy 33.ENCC – European Network of Cultural Centres 34.ENPA - European Newspaper Publishers Association 35.EOFed – European Orchestra Federation 36.EPC – European Publishers Council 37.ERIH – The European Route of Industrial Heritage 38.ESNS - Eurosonic Noorderslag 39.ETC – European Theatre Convention 40.Eurocinema 41.Europa Distribution – The European Network of Independent Film Publishers and Dis- tributors 42.Europa International – the network of European sales agents 43.Europavox : music online media & festivals 44.ECA - European Choral Association – Europa Cantat 45.EVA – European Visual Artists 46.EWC – European Writers’ Council 47.FEDEC – European Federation for Professional Circus Schools 48.FERA – Federation of European Film Directors 49.FEP – Federation of European Publishers 50.FIA – International Federation of Actors 51.FIAD – The International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations 52.FIAPF – International Federation of Film Producers Associations 53.FIM – International Federation of Musicians 54.FSE – Federation of Screenwriters in Europe 55.GESAC – European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers 56.GIGMIT 57.IAMIC – International Association of Music Information Centres 58.IAML – International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Cen- tres, member of EMC 59.IAO – International Artist Organisation of Music 60.ICMP – The Global Voice of Music Publishing 61.IETM – International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts 62.IFJ – International Federation of Journalists 63.IFPI – International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 64.IFRRO – International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations 65.IGCAT - International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism 66.IMMF - International Music Managers Forum 67.IMPALA – The Independent Music Companies Association 68.IMPF – The Independent Music Publishers International Forum 69.IMZ – IMZ International Music + Media Centre 70.In-Situ – European Platform for Artistic Creation in Public Space 71.INES – Innovation Network of European Showcases 72.ISCM – International Society for Contemporary Music on behalf of the 73.ISFE - The Interactive Software Federation of Europe 74.IVF – International Video Federation 75.Live DMA – European network for live music venues & festivals 76.Liveurope – The live music platform for new European talent 77.KEA European Affairs 78.MCA – Michael Culture Association 79.NAMM – National Association of Music Merchants 80.NEMO – The Network of European Museum Organisations 81.News Media Europe 82.On the Move 83.Pearle* – Live Performance Europe 84.REMA – European Early Music Network 85.Res Artis – Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies 86.SAA – Society of Audiovisual Authors 87.SEEHN - South East European Heritage Network 88.SHAPE – Sound, Heterogeneous Art and Performance in Europe 89.Sistema Europe – The Sistema Europe Association 90.Tenso Network Europe 91.UNI MEI – UNI global union – media, entertainment & arts 92.UNIC – International Union of Cinemas 93.We Are Europe 94.Yourope – The European Festival Association