Culture plays a fundamental role in human life. It is also an essential source of identity, at local, regional, national and European levels, while making a significant contribution to the EU economy. EU cultural policy relates to cultural heritage, but also to the cultural and creative sector. The EU supports culture through a variety of initiatives, including the European Capitals of Culture scheme. A number of EU programmes also offer funding for cultural projects, for instance the Creative Europe programme, Horizon Europe and New European Bauhaus. As one of the sectors of the economy worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU included culture in its coronavirus response investment initiatives and the REACT-EU programme aimed at dealing with the consequences of the pandemic. The European Parliament has called for increased support for culture as part of the post-pandemic recovery efforts.

EPRS policy podcast - Culture and regional development

With its recent European Green Deal framework, the EU is striving to achieve climate neutrality in its economy by 2050 and, simultaneously, bring itself on the path of recovery from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology will inevitably play a significant part in this process. However, historical experience tells us that culture and aesthetic have too had significant roles in recovery from a crises, be it war, economic recession, or an epidemic.

EPRS STOA podcast - What If Technology And Culture Combined To Boost A Green Recovery?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has slowly but surely made its way (also) in the world of cultural heritage and museums. The results are both promising and surprising: reconstructing a piece of art, completing an unfinished composition of a great musician, identifying the author of an ancient text, or providing architectural details for a potential reconstruction of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. The EU has a rich cultural heritage, and its numerous top museums and works of art are a precious resource for its cultural and creative industry. Yet, it depends on the United States for its online cultural platforms and on Asia for its equipment.

EPRS podcast policy - Artificial intelligence in the context of cultural heritage and museums

The digital age has had a profound impact on many sectors, and culture is no exception! It has opened new and exciting opportunities for cultural industries… but it has also raised new challenges, related to skills, accessibility or affordability.

EPRS policy podcast - Digital culture − Access issues

Evo što Europa čini za stručnjake za očuvanje kulturne baštine.

Evo što Europa čini za stručnjake za očuvanje kulturne baštine

Ako ste uključeni u umjetničko i kulturno obogaćivanje ruralnog područja u kojem živite i promičete lokalnu kulturu, znate da to sa sobom nosi izazove. Međutim, možete dobiti potporu od Europske unije. Evo nekoliko primjera

Evo što Europa čini za osobe koje promiču kulturu u ruralnim područjima

Jeste li i vi među onima koji ne propuštaju niti jedan veliki sportski događaj na televiziji? Europska unija u tome ima važnu ulogu.

Evo što Europa čini za ljubitelje velikih sportskih i kulturnih događaja

Četvero od deset europskih turista bira mjesta za odmor na temelju kulturnih spomenika ili muzeja koje bi željeli posjetiti. EU pruža podršku tim mjestima i pomaže im u povezivanju sa sličnim mjestima u prekograničnim područjima.

Evo što Europa čini za kulturne turiste

Ako ste transnacionalnog podrijetla ili živite izvan svoje zemlje negdje u Europi vaša djeca zasigurno govore više jezika i imaju širok pogled na svijet. No moguće je i da se suočavaju s nekim problemima koji su posljedica globalizacije.

Evo što Europa čini za djecu treće kulture.

<p>The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on 10 July 2019, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 3-4 July. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings during the week of 22 July.</p>

CULT - Committee on Culture and Education

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<p><strong>Cultural heritage plays an important role in the history and identity of Europe’s countries and indeed of the continent as a whole. It is a vital part of Europe’s economy and promoting cultural treasures will help to boost growth and employment.</strong></p>

<p>The EU has made 2018 the European Year of Cultural Heritage to highlight the diversity, shared history and rich cultures that make Europe today.<br />
Throughout 2018, we will celebrate our diverse cultural heritage across Europe - at EU, national, regional and local level. The aim of the European Year of Cultural Heritage is to encourage more people to discover and engage with Europe's cultural heritage, and to reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European space. The slogan for the year is: Our heritage: where the past meets the future.</p>
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Confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President designate, People, Skills and Preparedness

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

LUX European Audience Film Award 2025 - Meeting with the Vice-President in charge of LUX Audience Award and with the Chair and Members of the CULT Committee

Press point by Nela Riehl (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of CULT, following the confirmation hearing of Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

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Committee on Culture and Education

Announcement of films nominated for the 2025 LUX Film Award, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), 1st Vice Chair of the EP and Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the CULT Committee

Committee Constitutive meeting on Culture and Education

Usvajanje zapisnika s prethodne dnevne sjednice

Sastav Parlamenta

Provjera valjanosti mandata

Sastav klubova zastupnika

Sastav odbora i izaslanstava

Pregovori prije prvog čitanja u Parlamentu (članak 71. Poslovnika)

Delegirani akti (članak 111. stavak 6. Poslovnika)(daljnje postupanje)

Komunikacija predsjednice (rok za pitanja za pisani odgovor (članak 138. Poslovnika))

Potpisivanje akata donesenih u skladu s redovnim zakonodavnim postupkom (članak 79. Poslovnika)

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Nastavak zasjedanja

Nedemokratski predsjednički izbori u Rusiji i njihovo nezakonito proširenje na okupirana područja (rasprava)

Glasovanje

Nove optužbe u pogledu ruskog uplitanja u rad Europskog parlamenta i u nadolazeće europske izbore te posljedice za Uniju (rasprava)

Aktivnosti kineske policije u Europi (rasprava)

Saslušanja u tijeku u skladu s člankom 7. stavkom 1. UEU-a u pogledu Mađarske radi jačanja vladavine prava i proračunske posljedice (rasprava)

Razrješnica za 2022. (rasprava)

Jednominutni govori o pitanjima od političke važnosti

Obrazloženja glasovanja

Dnevni red sljedeće dnevne sjednice

Zatvaranje dnevne sjednice

Plenary session

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society

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Joint committee on Culture and Education and ommittee on Budgets

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Otvaranje sjednice

Izjave predsjednice

Daljnji koraci u vezi sa zahtjevom za zaštitu imuniteta

Ispravak (članak 241. Poslovnika)

Europska središnja banka – godišnje izvješće za 2023. (rasprava)

Transparentnost i ciljanje u političkom oglašavanju (rasprava)

Potreba za prevladavanjem zastoja u Vijeću u pogledu direktive o osobama koje rade putem platformi (rasprava)

Borba protiv inflacije cijena hrane, njezinih socijalnih posljedica i temeljnih uzroka (rasprava)

Deterdženti i površinski aktivne tvari (rasprava)

Izmjena Odluke (EU) 2017/1324: nastavak sudjelovanja Unije u Partnerstvu za istraživanja i inovacije na mediteranskom području (PRIMA) u okviru programa Obzor Europa (kratko predstavljanje)

Zaštita okoliša putem kaznenog prava (kratko predstavljanje)

Usvajanje zapisnika s aktualne dnevne sjednice

Official visit to Athens (Greece) - Speech by President Metsola at the Plenary Hall of the Hellenic Parliament, Joint meeting of the Committees for European Affairs; National Defense and Foreign Affairs; Cultural and Educational Affairs; Equality, Youth and Human Rights, at the Hellenic Parliament

CULT Committee constitutive meeting

CULT - Exchange of views with young people on the Committee’s .achievements in the 9th Legislature

CULT - Exchange of views with young people on the Committee’s achievements in the 9th Legislature - #Engaged4YOUth – bringing young people to the forefront of EU policy making

CULT - Exchange of views with young people on the Committee’s achievements in the 9th Legislature - Presentation of the Commission Communication on a blueprint towards a European degree and the two accompanying Council Recommendations

BUDG CULT extraordinary joint meeting - Making Erasmus+ accessible to people with fewer opportunities

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, receives the International Bonifacio VIII Award for a Culture of Peace

CULT - Exchange of views on the European Schools systemCULT - Exchange of views on the European Schools system

CULT - Exchange of views on cultural diplomacy with Stefano SANNINO, Secretary General of the European External Action Service

CULT - Presentation of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency

CULT Committee meeting.

Press conference on cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market

CULT - Presentation of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council

Press conference on Late Payments on Fostering a new payment culture

CULT Interparliamentary committee meeting -  European Citizenship Education

Press conference on a joint Presentation of the European Capitals of Culture

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with 
 Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions

CULT Committee - Presentation of the priorities of the Spanish Presidency

From 2020 to 2024, Glenn Micallef served as the head of the Secretariat of the Maltese Prime Minister, Robert Abela, as well as his adviser on EU affairs, and as Malta's sherpa at the European Council. He is now the European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, in the von der Leyen Commission II. This stockshot contains new footage of Glenn Micallef in his office in Charlemagne building, filmed on 15/10/2024.

Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), 1st Vice Chair of the EP and Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the CULT Committee, present the 5 nominees for the LUX Audience Award 2025. The LUX Audience Award is presented every year by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. The award celebrates European cinema and it aims to engage and debate with the larger European public on important societal subjects reflecting our common European values such as democracy, rule of law, pluralism and freedom of expression.

This news item shows citizens in Bulgaria voting in the European elections in the "Alexander S. Pushkin" Secondary School No 133 in Sofia on 9 June 2024. In addition, the item includes footage about the historical buildings of the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Palace of Culture. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote provided they have resided in Bulgaria or another EU country for at least three months prior to the elections. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarian citizens. Voters will elect 17 Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station located near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia (Bulgaria)

This news item shows excerpts from Polish voters casting their ballots and engaging in civic duty in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw (Poland). Moreover, it includes exterior shots of the main locations in the city of Warsaw. Polish citizens along with other citizens of every EU Member State elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections, in Poland on 9th of June. The newly elected 53 Polish Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, meet in July with other representatives to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw (Poland)

This news item shows ambiance shots from Stockholm, including excerpts from the streets and Stockholm Central Station, as well as images of two young Swedish voters casting their early ballots and views from the House of Culture/Europe experience. In Sweden, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 9 June 2024, although early voting has been possible since 22nd May at designated locations both, within the country and abroad. Across the European Union, citizens from 27 member states participate in the European elections held from 6 to 9 June, selecting their representatives for the European Parliament. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with Swedish citizens electing 21 Members of the European Parliament in 2024.

European elections 2024 - Advance voting at the House of Culture/Europa experience in Stockholm (Sweden)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency, sign some legislative acts.

LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency

In Bucharest, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Raluca TURCAN, Romanian Minister of Culture, signs the golden book and exchanges with young people at the Romanian National Opera.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival, meeting with Raluca TURCAN, Romanian Minister of Culture, signature of the golden book and Town Hall Discussion with Young Romanians

EP President Roberta METSOLA, receives the Boniface VIII International Prize City of Anagni 2024 – XXII Edition - “for a culture of peace” at Europa Experience in Piazza Venezia. She delivers a speech with the Mayor of Rome Roberto GUALTIERI. The Bonifacio VIII International Prize for a culture of Peace, City of Anagni, 2024 is awarded to the President of the Parliament from the Bonifaciana Academy "for her high political, diplomatic, cultural and social skills worthy of a true stateswoman in service of Europe and the world". The prize was awarded in its previous editions to the presidents of the European Parliament David Sassoli, Antonio Tajani and Jerzy Karol Buzek.

Boniface VIII International Prize City of Anagni 2024 – XXII Edition - “for a culture of peace” to Roberta METSOLA, EP President, in presence of Roberto GUALTIERI, Mayor of Rome and Italian MEPs

MEPs discuss Russian attempts to interfere in the EU’s democratic processes following allegations that an MEP colluded with Russian security services. Opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions and Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Russiagate - allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union: opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions an

Íban GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, (S&D, ES), rapporteur, hold a press conference on cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market. The current rules leave a majority of authors receiving very low revenues. MEPs, the adopting a non legislative resolution, push to change the “pre-digital royalty rates” condemning the payola schemes that force authors to accept lower or no revenues in exchange for greater visibility. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Íban GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, (S&D, ES), rapporteur on cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency on the European Media Freedom Act and the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (Renew, PL), rapporteur, holds a press conference on Late Payments on Fostering a new payment culture. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (Renew, PL), rapporteur, on Late Payments on Fostering a new payment culture

MEPs debate the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe” to ban the rearing and killing of animals exclusively for fur production in the EU. The initiative calls for an EU ban on the keeping and killing of animals for the sole or main purpose of fur production. The organisers also seek to prohibit selling fur from these animals, as well as products containing this fur across the Union. The initiative “Fur Free Europe” collected 1,502,319 valid signatures from all EU countries. Closing statement by Iliana IVANOVA, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth.

European Citizens' Initiative "Fur Free Europe": closing statement by Iliana IVANOVA, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

MEPs debate the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe” to ban the rearing and killing of animals exclusively for fur production in the EU. The initiative calls for an EU ban on the keeping and killing of animals for the sole or main purpose of fur production. The organisers also seek to prohibit selling fur from these animals, as well as products containing this fur across the Union. The initiative “Fur Free Europe” collected 1,502,319 valid signatures from all EU countries. Opening statement by Michal WIEZIK (Renew, SK), author and Iliana IVANOVA, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Citizens' Initiative "Fur Free Europe": opening statement by Michal WIEZIK (Renew, SK), author and Iliana IVANOVA, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur (CULT Committee), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO) opinion Rapporteur (LIBE), hold a press conference on European Media Freedom act. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur (CULT), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO) opinion Rapporteur (LIBE) on European Media Freedom act

Pilar Alegría Continente (acting Minister of Education and Vocational Training), Joan Subirats Humet (acting Minister for Universities), Yolanda Díaz (second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy) and José Luis Escrivá (Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration) present the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the CULT and EMPL Committees in Brussels. Extracts from the presentation by Spanish Ministers in the EP Committee meetings (EMPL and CULT - 07/09).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Spanish Ministers: extracts from the presentation by Spanish Ministers in the EP Committee meetings (EMPL and CULT - 07/09)

The Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) hold a joint public hearing with Ms Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth. Ivanova has been named by the Bulgarian Government to substitute the former Commissioner Maryia Gabriel who left the office on the 15th of may 2023. This memoclip shows footage of the activity of the Commissioner-designate Iliana IVANOVA at the European Parliament.

Memoclip: Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth and the European Parliament

The Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) hold a joint public hearing with Ms Iliana IVANOVA, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth. Ivanova has been named by the Bulgarian Government to substitute the former Commissioner Maryia Gabriel who left the office on the 15th of may 2023. Extracts from the hearing.

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