A specific social insurance regime applies to authors and to "artists-authors" (writers, music composers, film and television authors, software authors, choreographers, photographers, visual artists, graphic artists, etc.), by which they can benefit from social coverage under the same conditions as salaried workers. Artists and technicians working in the performing arts or audiovisual and entertainment industries (film, television, etc.) can have specific social security coverage designed for people without regular activity or steady employment, a regime commonly called the intermittence du spectacle (see chapter 4.1.3).
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThe Ministère de la Ville was created in 1990 to deal with urban affairs and problems. It implements the "Politique de la ville" - which defines inter-ministerial projects to be carried out in the districts, the cities or the municipalities, or even in an entire département such as the Seine Saint-Denis (93). At the core of this policy is cultural development, which has been supported by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and its Regional Directorates. Since 2002 however, their interest has been decreasing with new emphasis placed on social assistance and social housing construction. Yet, the role of culture... read more →
French is the only official, national, administrative and daily language of the French Republic, as stated in the article 2 of the Constitution. In 1994, the law n 94-665 relative to the use of the French language, the "Toubon Law", was promulgated to protect the French linguistic heritage, with three main objectives: enrichment of the language;obligation to use the French language; andadvocacy of French as the language of the Republic. French, the official language of the French Republic, acts as a cohesive element throughout France but is also an international communication language. In 2014, a report to the President of... read more →
One of the major debates of French cultural policy concerns the question of cultural minorities, national or foreign, present on its territory. The notion of foreigner is based on the criterion of nationality: any person is foreign who does not have French nationality. Certain persons can acquire French nationality during their life. They become then "French by acquisition" (Français par acquisition) as opposed to "French by birth" (Français de naissance). The definition of an immigrant was established by the Haut Conseil de l'intégration in 1992. An immigrant is a foreign born person, born in another country, but who lives in... read more →
In 1982 Jack Lang, in his speech in Mexico City during a world conference of Ministers of Culture, said the famous phrase "economy and culture, same fight" (« Économie et culture, même combat »). This phrase underlines the importance of cultural activities as factors of economic development and diversity - which prefigured the notion of a creative economy that is popular since the end of 1990s, and emphasises at the same time that creation and the arts cannot be submitted to only economic and financial terms. In this context, the State intends to support and regulate cultural industries for the sake of... read more →
In 2016, the law on freedom of creation, architecture and heritage is promulgated (loi n° 2016-925 du 7 juillet 2016). It is an ambitious act that concerns all the fields of cultural policies (see chapter 4.2.1). The main objectives of the 119 law articles arte to assert and guarantee the freedom of creation and the cultural diversity, to advocate the role of artists within society, to foster a better and wider cultural access for all, and to reinforce and modernise heritage protection. Cultural democratisation and cultural democracy Since the creation of the Ministry of Culture, two mainstream and crosscutting objectives... read more →
The European territorial authorities situated in border areas (cities, regions, provinces, intercommunalities, urban areas and conurbations, etc.) developed numerous networks and cooperative projects with their counterpart authorities located on the other side of the border, which led to the formation of groupings and organisations commonly named "euroregions". These dynamics were, on the one hand, encouraged by the policies of the Council of Europe in favour of cross-border cooperation (in particular the Madrid Convention in 1981 and its additional protocols) and, on the other hand, they were supported by the financing of the regional policy of the European Union (INTERREG programmes... read more →
Numerous programmes exist, involving stakeholders at all levels of public and private action in France, to favour and foster European and international cultural cooperation, including: European Heritage Label is a scheme to highlight heritage sites that celebrate and symbolise European integration, ideals and history. It was launched in 2006 by the European Commission, following an initiative of the French Ministry of Culture. The label emphasises the European dimension of cultural monuments, natural or urban sites and commemorative sites. An interactive publication of the European sites that received this label was realised within the framework of an intergovernmental initiative. France-UNESCO Cooperation... read more →
French cultural network and institutions abroad The Ministry of Foreign Affairs set up operating institutions to pilot and coordinate the different departments and bodies of the French cultural network abroad, under the supervision of the Directorate-General of Global Affairs, Development and Partnerships: the French Institute, a public institution (établissement public) created in 2011 to succeed the association Culturesfrance with a widened scope of activity and reinforced resources;the Foundation Alliance Française, which took over in 2007 the international activities of the Alliance Française of Paris to promote the teaching of the French language;the Agency for French Education Abroad (Agence pour l'enseignement... read more →
Co-operation between the Ministry of Culture and Communication and other ministries Ministries other than the Ministry of Culture and Communication participate directly in public cultural development: Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Health, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Tourism for instance. A wide range of cultural projects are undertaken by these ministries in the fields of training in the arts; conservation of specialised libraries, national museums, monuments and the historical archives of ministries; and cultural initiatives in specific contexts (jails, hospitals) or abroad. These actions are based on many inter-ministerial agreement protocols... read more →