GESAC has joined 78 creative sector organisations in calling for an ambitious EU budget to help the sector recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19.

The letter comes ahead of the European Commission’s proposal for a new long-term EU budget and recovery plan and can be read in full below.

Europe’s cultural and creative sectors call for ambitious EU budgetary measures to get through the COVID-19 crisis

Time to put words into action! 

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.

Read the full statement here.