Creative Europe: funding films, music, theatre

A filmmaker reviews footage on a laptop during a Creative Europe supported film production project

Creative Europe stands as the European Union’s most powerful instrument for nurturing the extraordinary cultural inheritance of a continent that gave the world Shakespeare, Fellini, Mozart, and Brecht. What Creative Europe is and why it exists Creative Europe is the EU’s cultural funding programme. It aims to support the European cultural and creative sectors as … Read more

EU, UK summit: what travellers need to know

travellers holding passport at an EU airport border, reflecting the changes agreed at the EU–UK summit on eGate access

The EU, UK summit carries the promise of something Europe has long needed: a restoration of the fluid, human connections that once made crossing the Channel feel as natural as crossing a piazza. What the summit actually agreed On 19 May 2025, the UK government and the EU held their first joint summit since the … Read more

EU Prize for Literature and small voices

A writer reads from her nominated fiction at a ceremony celebrating the EU Prize for Literature

The EU Prize for Literature stands as one of the most quietly radical acts in contemporary European cultural life, rescuing brilliant fiction from the margins of the global publishing market and placing it, deservedly, at the heart of our shared civilisation. Why small languages need a champion Europe is home to a mosaic of literary … Read more