GESAC has cosigned a letter alongside 109 pan-European cultural networks and associations, calling on the European Union and member states to protect culture as part of the coronavirus recovery plans. The letter specifically calls for the dedicating of at least 2% of the national Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) budget to cultural and creative sectors.

“Culture is a vital component of the European integration and solidarity (…) it unites the European multitude of mentalities and histories in all their diversity, and shapes a common space for Europeans to develop a shared identity,” the letter reads.

Consult the full letter here.