In an era of rapid change, it is imperative to recognise and fully harness culture’s potential and address the challenges facing the culture and creative sectors and industries.

This is why the European Commission has adopted the Culture Compass for Europe, establishing a vision, setting key directions to guide EU policy making and outlining flagship actions address these challenges.

The implementation of the Culture Compass will require strong political commitment from all EU institutions and working in partnership with EU countries as well as with representatives from the cultural and creative sectors and industries in Europe. 

To achieve this, the compass introduces the following policy tools.

Supporting the vision and ambitious policy goals of the Culture Compass for Europe requires more systematic mobilisation of existing and forthcoming funding instruments at every level, in parallel with private investment and philanthropy.

There are 20 flagship actions in the Culture Compass for Europe altogether. They include: