Next up for Reset!—Skopje! Our upcoming Forum will bring together our members and the local cultural scene to reflect on the Culture Compass and on these recent policy developments.

(5/5) The concern, raised by MEP Nela Riehl, highlights the urgent need for monitoring threats to cultural expression—an issue closely aligned with our proposal to establish a European observatory to safeguard cultural independence and artistic freedom.

(4/5) Thank you to Glenn Micallef and the entire @ec.europa.eu team for organising this meeting. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 looks forward to further engagement in the coming months to contribute to the Culture Compass, particularly on the crucial topic of artistic freedom.

(3/5) We also took this opportunity to reaffirm the importance of fostering connections with organizations outside the EU, as they are at the forefront of defending our democratic values.

(2/5) For us, it was a chance to emphasise the need to include the voices of independent and grassroots cultural actors—especially if EU policies are to truly address the needs of new generations.

Together with other networks and partners, Reset! is looking forward to engaging discussions with the new European Commissionner and the CULT Committee, and see how cultural and media independence could be one pillar of the new "compass" in the near future (4/4)

It was an important moment to learn more about this ‘𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀,’ alongside the new EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef and the Chair of the CULT Committee of the @europarl.europa.eu Nela Riehl, and other inspiring speakers (3/4)

This event entitled "𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲", marks the new term of the European Commission and set stage for discussions on the upcoming strategic framework, known as the ‘𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀,’ as well as the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (2/4)

(4/4) Join us for the next 𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗯 in November 2025—preregister here: arty-farty.typeform.com/to/FwZgzdVn?...
& read the recap of the event there: europeanlab.com/wp-content/u...

In a world facing multiple crises, where the darkest forces of digital and surveillance capitalism openly advance a reactionary political agenda, European Lab, the Sphera Network, and its partners reaffirm the critical importance of independent journalism in today’s public sphere (3/4)

Bringing together 40+ speakers from all over Europe, the event provided a platform for exchange and connection for a new generation of independent journalists eager to collaborate and address contemporary challenges within the European media spheres (2/4) 🌐

[13/13] Sending strength to them and to everyone who is now on the front lines facing a government attempting to crush the hopes of an entire youth generation striving for their European future.

[12/13] Thank you to Nika Khocholava, Nina Davadze, Tata Janashia, Nina Bochorishvili, Salome Otarashvili, Salome Vardanashvili, Gvantsa Uturashvili, and everyone I met in Tbilisi at the end of September for their testimonies for the Tsugi article.