21/10/2026
Intercult has signed the joint letter to EU leaders calling for a strong AgoraEU in the next EU budget. Now we’re asking you to add your name too.
AgoraEU is the programme that will carry Creative Europe, independent media and civic rights work across the Union in 2028 to 2034. The current proposal cuts the overall EU budget by 8%, but cuts AgoraEU by around 30%. The saving amounts to just 0.2% of the total budget. The cost to Europe’s cultural and civic life would be far greater, and much of it hard to rebuild.
For us this is not abstract. Our work with partners across Europe, including Turning the Tide and Digital on Stage Project, is built on exactly the kind of cross-border cooperation AgoraEU makes possible. Artists, cultural workers and communities meet, share ideas and create together because this infrastructure exists.
More than 600 organisations have already signed, alongside Culture Action Europe, On the Move and many others. The letter is still open for signatures.
📄 Read the letter:https://civic-forum.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AgoraEU-Joint-Letter-Ahead-of-Council-Meeting.pdf
✍️ Sign here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe82WRavTgiQLKw84vg6XK0B9P5C6lD5jjPfVR5hRIwzXnFwA/viewform
Please sign and share with your networks.