The Call for European Cooperation Projects 2026 is open!
Are you a cultural or creative organisation?
No matter the size, if you are to collaborate across borders and boost artistic creation, innovation & circulation, apply now!
๐ link.europa.eu/yQKd7g
Deadline: 5 May
The European Prize for Literature 2026 shortlist is out ๐
๐ช๐บ 14 emerging authors
๐ 14 countries
๐ Countless new stories
Supported by Creative Europe, the prize promotes linguistic diversity and helps literature travel across borders.
๐ link.europa.eu/Wb9Njf
Inclusive Comics brings real stories of displacement and survival to life through three powerful comic books.
With Creative Europe support, the project empowers women creators and keeps cross-border dialogue alive.
#StandWithUkraine
๐ link.europa.eu/xHt6F4
๐ฃ Today we unveiled the #7MostEndangered Heritage Sites in Europe 2026, in the frame of our #7ME programme supported by @eib.org and @creativeeurope.bsky.social.
๐งตFind out which sites were selected ๐
Discover more about the 2026 #7MostEndangered sites: www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...
The European Heritage Label continues to recognise sites that define our shared cultural identity.
๐๏ธToday, 1โฃ3โฃ new sites have been awarded!
Since 2011,โก๏ธ80 sites have been recognised for their role in European history and integration.
Read more: link.europa.eu/j74yX7
Happy International Mother Language Day!๐
The ๐ช๐บ is committed to protecting not only its 24 official EU languages, but 60+ regional and minority languages that enrich our shared heritage๐
#ErasmusPlus and @creativeeurope.bsky.social
support language diversity: link.europa.eu/ktDBxM
๐ EU Sport
๐ฟ Women remain underrepresented in Alpine skiing leadership.
During the Games period in Milano Cortina 2026, Erasmus+ projects like EWAS support skills, equality and fair access in European winter sport.
๐ Erasmus+ Sport calls are open: link.europa.eu/WVdFJJ
It's official! Trenฤรญn ๐ธ๐ฐ has launched its year as European Capital of Culture 2026!
This weekend, with the slogan "awakening curiosity" locations across the city came alive to spark cultural transformation.
Swipe for the key moments ๐
From industrial heritage to contemporary neighbourhoods, architecture shapes our future.
๐ The 7 finalists of the 2026 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture showcase projects and excellence, diversity and innovation.
Supported by Creative Europe
๐ link.europa.eu/DxJd7k
๐ PiaAhrenkildeEU
Hei, upea #Oulu!
Welcome to the great family of European Capitals of Culture!
Itโs time for Europe & the world to discover the spirit of cultural climate change.
Congratulations & best wishes for all the projects & events which will illuminate ๐ช๐บ in 2026.๐๏ธ
A memorable celebration in Oulu to launch its European Capital of Culture year, in the presence of ๐ซ๐ฎ President
@alexstubb.
Our Director-General @PiaAhrenkilde joined @oulu2026official.bsky.social for exchanges & the vibrant Opening Festival.
Culture brings people together ๐ช๐บ
Yesterday, the @MMEawards supported by Creative Europe, celebrated Europeโs top emerging artists!
The initiative and the artists represent the diversity, creativity & energy that make Europeโs music industry so unique.
Discover the winners here๐ link.europa.eu/rKDXmD
Spaces connect people, places and ideas.
From bold ideas to built spaces, the 2026 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards shortlist is here!
Read more: link.europa.eu/Gq7tb3
This 2026, culture takes over Oulu ๐ซ๐ฎ and Trenฤรญn ๐ธ๐ฐ.
With support from Creative Europe, both cities take the stage as European Capitals of Culture.
Both cities will explore how creativity can connect communities and spark change.
โถ๏ธ link.europa.eu/64Dx7t
๐ฒ๐ฉ Great news with the new year... Moldova has officially joined #CreativeEurope!
Moldovan organisations can now take part in cultural and creative initiatives across Europe.
With Moldova on board, 41 countries are now part of the programme.
โถ๏ธ link.europa.eu/ckntmC
โจ As the year comes to an end, we want to say thank you to everyone shaping Europeโs cultural and creative sectors.
From ideas to impact, 2025 was powered by creativity, collaboration and culture.
Happy Holidays from all of us, let's keep creating stories together.๐ซ
๐ญCulture and creativity can shape a sustainable future for Europeans.
A new report calls for a โcreative shiftโ to address the climate and biodiversity crises: reimagining how we live and relate to our planet by inspiring behavioural change.
๐ link.europa.eu/YkbX7g
Host a residency with support from Creative Europeโs Culture Moves Europe initiative!
Inspire learning, creation & collaboration.
The call is open until 16 March 2026.
Apply today โถ๏ธ link.europa.eu/GJBFcT
We have launched a Call for Evidence on the European Capitals of Culture! ๐ช๐บ
๐
Open until 2 Jan 2026
๐ฌ Help us ensure the initiative remains relevant, inclusive and impactful.
link.europa.eu/XR6bYv
Larnaka has been recommended to become the European Capital of Culture 2030 in Cyprus!
Congratulations!
With โCommon Groundโ, the city will invite us to rediscover togetherness, vulnerability and care. It joins Leuven ๐ง๐ช and Nikลกiฤ ๐ฒ๐ช in 2030.
link.europa.eu/TNMv38
The title handover is complete!
Thank you to Nova Gorica/Gorizia & Chemnitz!
Congratulations to Oulu and Trenฤรญn, the 2026 European Capitals of Culture.
Hereโs to another year of creativity across Europe! ๐ช๐บ
All week, Nova Gorica & Gorizia celebrated the final days of their ECoC year: from light parades to cultural talks and cross-border events.
Tonight: the official title handover! ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ
The key element to culture is people, it's you.
That is why you now have the opportunity to shape its future.
We are consulting on the European Heritage Label (EHL), which celebrates Europeโs history, values & diversity.
๐
Open until 8 Jan 2026
โถ๏ธ link.europa.eu/rJD8k8
Sport competitions, including the Paralympics and Olympics, must never be used for war propaganda.
From the ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ to a ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, weโre working to protect what makes Europe unique: open competition, solidarity, community spiritโฆ and culture that keeps us human. ๐ช๐บ
โฝ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ is one of Europeโs most powerful social forces but its autonomy cannot be unconditional.
Autonomy comes with responsibility and transparency in governance.
I reiterated my opposition to a European Super League and made one point clear:
Our vision: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ.
Every euro invested in culture pays back twice: today and tomorrow.
Thatโs why the Commission has proposed to ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ the culture budget in the next MFF with #AgoraEU.
๐Glenn Micallef
Friday's Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council showed why culture and sport matter for Europeโs future.
๐ญ ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง.
With the new ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, we want culture and cultural heritage at the heart of EU policymaking.
๐งตโฌ๏ธ
Our last stop in 40 years of Capitals of Culture: 2025.
๐ฉ๐ช Chemnitz steps onto Europeโs cultural stage, reimagining its industrial past into creative futures.
๐ฟ Nova Gorica (SI) & Gorizia (IT) unite with โGO! Borderlessโ: a symbol of reconciliation & shared heritage.
- among other topics!
You can follow the meeting live:
video.consilium.europa.eu/home/en
๐ Glenn Micallef
I am at the @eucouncilnewsroom.bsky.social today, where Culture & Sport Ministers across Europe gathered to discuss
๐ต the #CultureCompass for Europe
๐ต #AgoraEU, our MFF proposal for culture
๐ตand the next steps for strengthening the #EuropeanSportModel
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