FERA takes part in 1st EU-UK Cultural & Media Forum to shape policy recommendations for the creative sectors

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On 20 October, at the 1st Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations led by Prof Mafalda Dâmaso & Benjamin Feyen and taking place in Brussels, FERA joined around forty cultural and creative sectors organisations from the European Union and United Kingdom to draft joint policy recommendations to strengthen the relations between the EU and the UK.

The Policy Recommendations emphasise that culture and creativity are vital to the political, societal and economic relationship between the EU and UK, particularly at a time of growth of the CCS, rapidly evolving technologies and new regulatory challenges.

The signatories – including many organisations and networks such as British Screen Forum, Culture Action Europe, the European Music Council, On the Move and UK Music – call on EU and UK policymakers to commit to practical measures, including:

● Full UK participation in the EU’s Creative Europe programme and its proposed successor AgoraEU (2028-2034).
● Remove barriers to cross-border mobility of CCS professionals, making it easier to work between the UK and the rest of Europe.
● Establish a structured CCS dialogue, giving CCS representatives from both the EU and the UK the opportunity to highlight and address barriers to ensure stronger EU-UK collaboration.
● Address the impact of emerging technologies on the CCS, such as Generative AI, with joint efforts.

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