EDN joins more than 70 networks and organisations from across the Cultural and Creative Sectors represented by Culture Action Europe to express concern over the proposed cut of €40 million to the Creative Europe budget in 2024.

While such a cut will barely have an impact on the EU’s budget savings, it will significantly weaken the Creative Europe programme and cause damage to the Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSIs). Alongside the other signatories, we hope that the EU will reconsider the current budget cut and will strengthen the Creative Europe programme for the year 2024 and in the future.