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Government loans and related support for culture The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has launched a GB£270 million repayable finance scheme to assist cultural organisations that can demonstrate national or international significance, as well as prove they can engage with local communities. The money comes from the GB£1.57 billion arts funding package previously reported. Organisations will be able to apply... read more →
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February 17th 2021 The first estimates of cultural employment in 2020: the COVID-19 crisis. (Link to the Spanish version: http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/dam/jcr:264f4942-555d-43af-a55d-628b2c8f326f/nota-resumen-empleo-cultural-4t2019-3t2020.pdf and http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/dam/jcr:d8830045-86c0-47fd-8154-3a763aac18d5/impacto-covid-19-empleo-cultural-enero-septiembre-2020.pdf An alternative view, to better grasp the effect of the COVID-19 crisis over the cultural sector, notably in terms of employment, is the analysis of the last 4 quarters available of employment data derived from the Economically Active Population... read more →
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On August 21st it was announced that theaters, cinemas and concert venues will reopen on August 24th with max 500 people in the audience, obligatory masks and 1,5m distance between visitors. On April 10th, Serbian Government adopted regulations related to the fiscal and direct financial aid, liquidity and other measures. The... read more →
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The National Institute for Cultural Research and Training (INCFC) published a study on the "Trends on Cultural Consumption during the Pandemic" which documents the cultural practices during the pandemic and record the trends that may provide important information for a prognosis-type analysis. These data will potentially substantiate the medium- and long-term cultural policies and help cultural organisations’ managers to adjust their cultural strategies to... read more →
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National government Under the slogan “We are not stopped. We are ON”, the Portuguese Government has been slowly but timely announcing some exceptional support measures for the cultural sector. Despite this good news, the actual procedures and timings for implementation of some of these measures, notably when actual payments will take place, are still unclear. Closure of all cultural venues and events: museums, monuments,... read more →
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On March 12th 2020, an epidemic emergency state was introduced in Poland, which resulted in the closure of cinemas, theatres, cancellation of all shows and banning gatherings of over 50 people. During almost two years of lock down of culture in Poland restrictions were being changed, according to the current situation. According to the latest amendment to the regulation on the establishment of certain restrictions,... read more →
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COVID-19 measures in Norway Campaigns from artist union to prevent public authorities from withdrawing payment for cancelled concerts. A campaign on social media (#norefund) encouraging people who bought tickets for cultural events not to ask for a refund. Arts Council Norway declared that they will not demand refund for projects that are cancelled. Facebook platforms for digital culture dissemination are created. Several concerts, readings etc.... read more →
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NORTH MACEDONIA AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC February to April 2020 The situation in the cultural sector in North Macedonia is more or less the same as the rest of Europe, at least with the complete lockdown. On February 28th 2020, following the Government’s recommendation, all major public cultural events were canceled until March 6th. However, with the increase of the local transmission of... read more →
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In the publication Hoe komt de cultuursector uit de coronacrisis? (How will the cultural sector emerge from the corona crisis?), the Boekman Foundation takes stock of what is known — as of April 16th, 2020 — about the short- and long-term consequences of the corona virus for the Dutch cultural sector and the effectiveness of the announced support measures. An English summary of... read more →