{"id":21105,"date":"2020-06-18T10:15:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igcat.org\/?p=21105"},"modified":"2021-01-22T17:50:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:50:27","slug":"investing-in-europes-next-generation-by-investing-in-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igcat.org\/fr\/investing-in-europes-next-generation-by-investing-in-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Europe\u2019s next generation by investing in culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
IGCAT<\/strong> is among the 94 organisations<\/strong> from across the cultural and creative sector<\/strong> that have signed a letter calling for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level<\/strong> for the sector to recover from the crisis brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n Addressed to EU Member States<\/strong> and the European Parliament<\/strong>, the letter explains how the recovery package<\/strong> announced by the European Commission<\/strong> seems to neglect the precariousness of the cultural and creative sector, despite it being one of the first and hardest hit by the crisis.<\/p>\n By highlighting the lack of sector specific instruments for culture, alongside an alarming decrease in the Creative Europe budget, signatory organisations stress the need for a stronger support of the cultural and creative sector by the European Union and call for:<\/p>\n Read the full Investing in Europe\u2019s next generation by investing in culture<\/a> letter.<\/p>\n About IGCAT<\/strong><\/p>\n IGCAT<\/strong>\u00a0aims to\u00a0empower local communities<\/strong>\u00a0by raising awareness of the importance to safeguard and promote distinct food, culture, arts and sustainable tourism assets. This is essential to balance against globalised food trends that are impacting on our planet, health and local economies.<\/p>\n IGCAT<\/strong>\u00a0is a non-profit institute established in 2012, working with regional stakeholder consortiums in the fields of gastronomy, culture, arts and tourism. It counts on the expertise of a worldwide\u00a0network of experts<\/a>\u00a0and works in partnership with specialised intergovernmental organisations.<\/p>\n IGCAT<\/strong>\u00a0provides the\u00a0Region of Gastronomy Award<\/a>\u00a0and is the official secretariat for the\u00a0World Regions of Gastronomy Platform<\/a>. Furthermore, the Institute has developed the\u00a0Young Chef Award<\/a>, the\u00a0Local Food Gift Challenge<\/a>, the\u00a0Top Visitor Experience<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Food Film Menu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo credit: 272447<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Pixabay<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IGCAT is among the 94 organisations from across the cultural and creative sector that have signed a letter calling for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level for the sector to recover from the crisis brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak. Addressed to EU Member States and the European Parliament, the letter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":21108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1493,1626,1623,123,1624,1622,146,1492,1625,197,301,1627],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n