Europe’s cultural and creative sectors were among the first and hardest hit by the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. They will also be among the last. Across Europe, almost all cultural activities have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely, while venues and retailers have closed with disastrous consequences for all creators’ and cultural and creative professionals’ livelihoods, as well as the ecosystem as a whole. Millions of jobs are on the line.
Time to put words into action! Europe’s cultural and creative sectors call for ambitious EU budgetary measures to get through the COVID-19 crisis
International Union of Cinemas (UNIC),
05 May 2020, International
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