Suissculture speaks out in favor of Bilaterals III
Suisseculture supports the EU package as an important step towards securing the bilateral path, but criticizes the lacking cultural sector.
Culture is not a minor matter, writes the umbrella organization of professional cultural and media organizations and collecting societies in Switzerland. It is systemically relevant, strengthens democracy, reduces susceptibility to manipulation and extremism, and contributes significantly to Switzerland's resilience, prosperity and security. Last but not least, it is a relevant economic factor.
At the same time, improvements are needed: Suissculture is calling for accession to "Creative Europe", the full protection of cultural funding in state aid law, the integration of the cultural sector into Erasmus+ and an institutional cultural dialog. This is the only way to ensure that Switzerland strengthens its cultural diversity and cultural creation and, as part of the European cultural area, secures its democratic resilience and international capacity to act.
The whole statement:
https://www.suisseculture.ch/?article=ja_zu_den_bilateralen_iii_aber_mit_creative_europe
