🔥 Ex-EU justice chief Didier Reynders charged with money laundering. @ftm.eu SCOOP with @lesoir.be @standaard.be and Le Vif www.ftm.eu/articles/rey...

💥 Here’s what you need to know about #Natogate, the corruption scandal that broke today, in 10 skeets #bagsofcash #ammunition #NSPA (link to full stories below)

🔥 Laura Kövesi, the first European Chief Prosecutor, has locked horns with EU institutions and powerful political figures. Insiders question if her successor, whose appointment process is in full swing, will continue to crack the whip. ✅ Free to read today on @ftm.eu ⤵️ www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-...

The EC wants to double funding for culture - and it's urgent indeed. But let's face it: the proposed budget plan is getting serious pushback. Too much spending, they say. We need to keep fighting for culture or we risk watching it lose out: cultureactioneurope.org/news/propose...

As Jonathan White argues, politics obsessed with numbers has shrunk our sense of the future. Art can spark collective imagination and a deeper purpose beyond economic metrics. Read my conversation with @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social here: www.culturepolicyroom.eu/insights/tod...

🟢 14 July | Book presentation & discussion "The battle over #freedom: Launch of the @greeneujournal.bsky.social's Summer 2025 edition" with MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social, @ailbhefinn.bsky.social, @elenapolivtseva.bsky.social, & Dominika Lasota 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/the-battl... @boell.de

‼️ In March, Huawei’s EU corruption scandal made headlines across the world. Today, @ftm.eu returns with an insiders’ perspective: ten former employees shared their experience with the tech giant’s Brussels office … and its rogue lobbyist. Read the full story for free today www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

Sónar, DGTL, Field Day… Many of Europe’s iconic festivals are now owned by an illustrious private equity firm. The billion-euro takeover is sparking fears of rising ticket prices – and doubts about whether the values these festivals claim to stand for can survive under corporate control.

🎤 Meet the speakers of #EUphoria2025! Before the concerts kick-off, we will engage in a discussion with MEPs and cultural operators on how the EU can harness the power of European music to shape future policymaking – especially in a time marked by multiple crises and growing uncertainty. 👇

An attempt at a new approach to cultural policy, thanks to Elena Polivtseva and the Culture Policy Room culturepolicyroom.substack.com/p/the-quest-...

'We therefore need a radical repositioning of culture as a core area of public policy'. Read Justin O'Connor's new piece in Culture Policy Room explores how to navigate cultural policy out of its current crisis: www.culturepolicyroom.eu/insights/the...

🔥 BREAKING: Belgian police raided 21 homes today as part of a corruption probe into Huawei’s EU lobbying. Read @ftm.eu's news story now. An investigation with @lesoir.be @knack.be and @reportersunited.gr #HuaweiGate 🧵 www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

⚡The Cultural Council in the Netherlands establishes advisory committee on artistic freedom. Among the reasons why, it lists the pressures coming from societies. "...which performances they can still program without this leading to discussion..." www.raadvoorcultuur.nl/actueel/nieu...

Hi world, I just made this starter pack for those interested in Culture and Arts Policy. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/TugxmGk #culturalpolicy #artspolicy #culturalgovernance

2024 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭. What kind of year has it been for cultural policy? And what can we anticipate in 2025? Read our analysis and subscribe for Culture Policy Room newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/culturep...

⚡We now have the list of new inter-groups of the European Parliament. The only one on culture has a self-explanatory name 'European cultural heritage, ways of saint James and other European cultural roots'. We were wondering what approach is going to prevail within the new polarised Parliament...

A story about our fight for the value of culture, how it’s often ignored in politics, and what we can do about it: www.boekman.nl/tijdschrift-...

🔥 Over the past 5 months, I have been intensively scrutinizing the European Investment Bank, after news broke that former President Werner Hoyer was under investigation for corruption. Turns out it was just the tip of the iceberg. Read our story for free today on @ftm.eu www.ftm.eu/articles/sca...

Do you work in the cultural sector & have something to say about burnout? I’m researching burnout & what can be done to prevent it under the supervision of @benwalmsley.bsky.social Please complete this anonymous survey if you’d like to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/culturalse...

This new OECD @oecdlocal.bsky.social report shows how different industries are exposed to AI. It is that type of situations, when grouping all art disciplines and cultural sectors under 'creative occupations,' we miss important differences - just look at the graph. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

⚡Berlin announces massive €130 million cuts to its culture budget. Just last year, Euronews' headline: 'Berlin's new culture budget more than doubles England's arts funding'. How quickly things change. www.euronews.com/culture/2024...

This is the former European Commissioner for justice. Money laundry through buying lottery tickets. Good morning Europe!

Didier Reynders was the EU’s Justice Commissioner until last Saturday – he is now under investigation for suspected money laundering. For years, he allegedly used dubious money to buy lottery tickets from the National Lottery, Follow the Money and Le Soir revealed. www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...

Only 1.8% of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility was spent on culture (9 EU member states did not invest RRF money in culture at all). But some important innovations were funded out of the RFF budget. What will happen to them after 2026? ec.europa.eu/economy_fina...

A punch-in-the-gut observation from Justin O'Connor's recent paper: www.culturepolicyroom.eu/insights/glo...

Mariya Gabriel became president of the Robert Schuman Institute, but forgot to inform the Commission in line with the conflict of interest rules. Learning by doing… www.ftm.eu/articles/for...

I created a starter pack focused on EU cultural/media policy. The idea is to include policymakers, academics and other stakeholders active in the field. Let me know if I’ve missed you/someone else