As a follow-up to the release of the Rebuilding Europe study in late January, GESAC held a webinar event on 23 March to discuss how Europe can prepare for a reopening of cultural venues and relaunch of cultural activities.
Officials from the European Commission and Parliament took part in the panel discussion alongside two creative industry representatives.
Read more for a recording of the event.
Include culture in your national recovery strategies and reactivate cultural life in Europe. This is the message more than 110 signatories, GESAC included, are sending to Member States and government authorities today. (more…)
GESAC has cosigned a letter with six live event organisations, urging the European Commission to take the lead in coordinating the reopening of Europe’s cultural venues and the relaunching of cultural life.
Europe’s creative economy has been decimated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Venues remain closed, productions postponed and advertising revenues have plummeted.
But 2019 was a different story. Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) represented some of Europe’s biggest employers, some of its most diverse and fast-growing sectors, and a major contributor to European GDP. The balance of trade in culture posted a net surplus of €8.6 billion in 2019. (more…)
