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From industrial heritage to contemporary neighbourhoods, architecture shapes our future.

🏆 The 7 finalists of the 2026 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture showcase projects and excellence, diversity and innovation.

Supported by Creative Europe
🔗 link.europa.eu/DxJd7k
February 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
🔁 PiaAhrenkildeEU

Hei, upea #Oulu!

Welcome to the great family of European Capitals of Culture!

It’s time for Europe & the world to discover the spirit of cultural climate change.

Congratulations & best wishes for all the projects & events which will illuminate 🇪🇺 in 2026.🕊️
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A memorable celebration in Oulu to launch its European Capital of Culture year, in the presence of 🇫🇮 President
@alexstubb.

Our Director-General @PiaAhrenkilde joined @oulu2026official.bsky.social for exchanges & the vibrant Opening Festival.

Culture brings people together 🇪🇺
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Yesterday, the @MMEawards supported by Creative Europe, celebrated Europe’s top emerging artists!

The initiative and the artists represent the diversity, creativity & energy that make Europe’s music industry so unique.

Discover the winners here👉 link.europa.eu/rKDXmD
January 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Spaces connect people, places and ideas.

From bold ideas to built spaces, the 2026 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards shortlist is here!

Read more: link.europa.eu/Gq7tb3
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This 2026, culture takes over Oulu 🇫🇮 and Trenčín 🇸🇰.
With support from Creative Europe, both cities take the stage as European Capitals of Culture.

Both cities will explore how creativity can connect communities and spark change.

▶️ link.europa.eu/64Dx7t
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🇲🇩 Great news with the new year... Moldova has officially joined #CreativeEurope!

Moldovan organisations can now take part in cultural and creative initiatives across Europe.
With Moldova on board, 41 countries are now part of the programme.

▶️ link.europa.eu/ckntmC
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
✨ As the year comes to an end, we want to say thank you to everyone shaping Europe’s cultural and creative sectors.

From ideas to impact, 2025 was powered by creativity, collaboration and culture.

Happy Holidays from all of us, let's keep creating stories together.🫂
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🎭Culture and creativity can shape a sustainable future for Europeans.

A new report calls for a “creative shift” to address the climate and biodiversity crises: reimagining how we live and relate to our planet by inspiring behavioural change.

🔗 link.europa.eu/YkbX7g
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Host a residency with support from Creative Europe’s Culture Moves Europe initiative!
Inspire learning, creation & collaboration.

The call is open until 16 March 2026.

Apply today ▶️ link.europa.eu/GJBFcT
December 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We have launched a Call for Evidence on the European Capitals of Culture! 🇪🇺

📅 Open until 2 Jan 2026

💬 Help us ensure the initiative remains relevant, inclusive and impactful.
link.europa.eu/XR6bYv
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Larnaka has been recommended to become the European Capital of Culture 2030 in Cyprus!

Congratulations!

With “Common Ground”, the city will invite us to rediscover togetherness, vulnerability and care. It joins Leuven 🇧🇪 and Nikšić 🇲🇪 in 2030.

link.europa.eu/TNMv38
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The title handover is complete!
Thank you to Nova Gorica/Gorizia & Chemnitz!

Congratulations to Oulu and Trenčín, the 2026 European Capitals of Culture.

Here’s to another year of creativity across Europe! 🇪🇺
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
All week, Nova Gorica & Gorizia celebrated the final days of their ECoC year: from light parades to cultural talks and cross-border events.

Tonight: the official title handover! 🇪🇺🏦
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The key element to culture is people, it's you.

That is why you now have the opportunity to shape its future.

We are consulting on the European Heritage Label (EHL), which celebrates Europe’s history, values & diversity.

📅 Open until 8 Jan 2026
▶️ link.europa.eu/rJD8k8
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🔁Glenn Micallef

Friday's Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council showed why culture and sport matter for Europe’s future.

🎭 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙧.
With the new 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, we want culture and cultural heritage at the heart of EU policymaking.

🧵⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our last stop in 40 years of Capitals of Culture: 2025.

🇩🇪 Chemnitz steps onto Europe’s cultural stage, reimagining its industrial past into creative futures.

🌿 Nova Gorica (SI) & Gorizia (IT) unite with “GO! Borderless”: a symbol of reconciliation & shared heritage.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🔁 Glenn Micallef

I am at the @eucouncilnewsroom.bsky.social today, where Culture & Sport Ministers across Europe gathered to discuss

🔵 the #CultureCompass for Europe
🔵 #AgoraEU, our MFF proposal for culture
🔵and the next steps for strengthening the #EuropeanSportModel

⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
2024 stretched culture across mountains, the Arctic & beyond 🌍✨

🏔️ Bad Ischl & Salzkammergut – 23 for 24, 23 towns united.

❄️ Bodø – Arcticulation, the first Arctic ECOC.

🌱Tartu – Arts of Survival, culture for people & planet
Europe’s creativity knows no borders.
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The key element to culture is people, it's you.

That is why you now have the opportunity to shape its future.

We are consulting on the European Heritage Label (EHL), which celebrates Europe’s history, values & diversity.

#HaveYourSay
▶️ link.europa.eu/rJD8k8
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As part of the European Authors Day #ReadforReal 2025, Commissioner
@GlennMicallef joined:

📍 a roundtable at the House of European History
📍 a reading session at Mechelen Public Library

Two ways of celebrating our literary & linguistic diversity supported by #CreativeEurope
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
2023 brought culture to every corner of Europe.

In Greece, 🇬🇷 Elefsina celebrated with "Mysteries of Transition".

In 🇷🇴 Timișoara the motto was "Shine your light – Light up your city!"

And in🇭🇺 Veszprém-Balaton there were thousands of projects across 3 counties.
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
2022 saw three European Capitals of Culture:

🇱🇺Esch-sur-Alzette with the starring "REMIX Culture" 🎶

🇱🇹 Kaunas shown with from "Temporary to Contemporary" 🏛️

🇷🇸 Novi Sad with their programme "For New Bridges" 🌉

Each city redefined culture in its own way.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another batch of cities for the ECOC anniversary!

Here are some highlights of what you are seeing:
In 2019 we have Matera 🇮🇹 , that opens the future, and Plovdiv 🇧🇬 that chooses Together.

2020 and Rijeka 🇭🇷 becomes the Port of Diversity, and
Galway 🇮🇪 says Let the Magic In.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Did you know there’s a black market in cultural property linked to organised crime?

This Day Against Illicit Trafficking in #CulturalProperty we’re reminded that our heritage is priceless and vulnerable.

#EUfunded research helps to protect & recover it: link.europa.eu/nRQdpN
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM