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New COVID-19 reports from Georgia and Lithuania

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We have added reports from Georgia and Lithuania to our COVID-19 section, which now features 21 country reports in total. In Georgia, numerous initiatives have been launched by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport to access culture from home, while the Lithuanian government approved an Action Plan for Support of the Culture Sector of EUR 5 million. The reports from Estonia, France, the Netherlands and Portugal are updated as well. An important and new measure in the Netherlands is an additional EUR 300 million fund for the cultural sector, which was announced on April 15th. Please find all the... read more →

Georgia

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As a result of the world pandemic, it has become necessary to gradually restrict mass cultural and sports activities in Georgia. March-July 2020 On March 2-4, the education process was suspended in educational institutions, creative activities were suspended and all scheduled events were cancelled in cultural institutions; On March 21, order N1 of the President of Georgia on declaring... read more →

Lithuania

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On the 13th of March 2020, the Government of Lithuania decided to declare quarantine on the entire territory of the Republic of Lithuania from March 16th onwards. The measures of quarantine included restrictions on cross-border movement, prohibition of public events and private gatherings, and the closure of shops, shopping and/or entertainment centres, catering facilities, restaurants, cafes, bars, nightclubs, and cultural, leisure, entertainment and sports... read more →

Emilie Tondreau

Policy officer Since 2015, Emilie Tondreau has been a policy officer in the international relations service, part of the General Administration of Culture of the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Previously, Tondreau worked as a lawyer in a law firm specializing in property law and urban planning. She also worked as an administrative and financial manager of cultural projects within the Fondation Mons 2015 (European Capital of Culture). Tondreau graduated in Law and History of Art from the University of Louvain. Tondreau is our expert author for Wallonia. More information »

Updated Romanian profile online

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We have published the updated version of the cultural policy profile of Romania. Many thanks to our expert author Carmen Croitoru (National Institute for Cultural Research and Training) and her editorial team for their work. All the latest information on Romanian cultural policy and recent developments can be accessed through our database, or simply by clicking here. For more information on how COVID-19 is affecting the cultural field and related policy in Romania, please review Croitoru's report in our COVID-19 section. The National Institute for Cultural Research and Training also launched an interactive platform for monitoring the cultural domain in Romania during the... read more →

COVID-19 updates from Austria, Hungary and Italy

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The Compendium's COVID-19 section now features new reports from Austria, Hungary and Italy. The Austrian government launched a hardship fund of EUR 2 billion and increased the existing Artists' Social Insurance Fund with EUR 5 million. In Italy, measures include the establishment of a EUR 130 million fund for the support of the performing arts and the audiovisual sector, while the Hungarian government is still in the phase of preparing both general and cultural measures. Our report on the Netherlands has been updated with the most recent developments regarding COVID-19 and the cultural sector as well. Please find all the available... read more →

Hungary

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The State Secretary for Culture at EMMI, the ministry in charge of human resources, has announced a project called Thank you Hungary! It offers help to independent performing artists whom the pandemic has deprived of opportunities to step on stage. Individually or in groups, artists can submit proposals of artistic performances to one of seven designated national cultural institutions according to their artistic genre (theatre,... read more →

Austria

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COVID-19 Measures for culture in Austria  Update: 3 December 2021 As in all European countries the Austrian cultural scene is severely affected by the measures to combat the Corona virus. All cultural institutions suffer from a major loss of revenues from ticket sales and rental of venues. The loss of income poses an existential threat for... read more →

Italy

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The emergency measures taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic – with the complete lockdown of all citizens in the whole country - badly affected the cultural sector in Italy as well. All cultural venues – theatres, music halls, cinemas, libraries, museums – along with Pompei and the most frequented historical sites – have actually been closed, bringing about the cancellation of all cultural events, and... read more →

COVID-19 updates from Romania and Serbia

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Our expert authors from Romania and Serbia wrote new reports on the current situation in their countries. In Romania, several financial measures have been implemented to help independent artists and the cultural sector in general, while the Serbian government – until now – only announced measures for the public sector, leaving cultural entrepreneurs and self-employed artists concerned and in uncertainty. For more information, please review both reports in our renewed COVID-19 section, which can be accessed here or via our menu. The Compendium's list with online sector-specific initiatives has been update as well.