Cultural compass: the Commission’s empty rhetoric

Posted by Isabelle Szczepanski le 1 avril 2025

The European Parliament plenary was holding a session yesterday where the Commission was due to present its future « cultural compass », which should take shape by the end of the year. Commissioner Glenn Micallef’s speech failed to discern the contours of the project, and many questions remain unanswered, such as the fact that the audiovisual sector was not consulted.

Culture is fundamental to Europe’s social, political and economic survival: that’s what emerged last night from the speech delivered by Glenn Micallef, the Commissioner responsible for culture, as he presented to the plenary of the European Parliament the future « cultural compass » promised by the von der Leyen Commission by the end of 2025. Culture even has a role…

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