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"Nobody ever asked the Europeans, are you going to go to the East or the West? Why does Africa have to pick?"

A discussion about Africa's evolving relationship with Europe and the world.

Listen to the episode here: shorturl.at/fR8bs
#EuropeanCulturalFoundation #HandingOverTheMic
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At the launch of the European Sentiment Compass 2025, European Parliament Vice-President Sabine Verheyen called for confidence and unity, reminding us:

“The answer is to stand taller, to be more decisive, to embrace more Europe, not less.”

Read more: shorturl.at/T3hud #europeansentimentcompass2025
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We are hiring!

Are you a skilled, Ukrainian speaking project administrator with a hands-on attitude and previous experience with project administration? We like hearing from you!

Deadline: October 19.

Full vacancy: culturalfoundation.eu/wp-content/u...

Image by HajjiBaba via Wikimedia Commons.
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Can culture safeguard democracy’s future?

We join our partners for European Cities Unite: Culture in a Changing World, a day to imagine how culture can strengthen belonging, trust, and resilience across Europe.

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Europe’s strongest army is useless if citizens do not believe in what it protects.

A Doppelstrategie for Europe means equal investment in hard power and soft power. Europe's security is not just about borders. It is about belonging.

Read here: shorturl.at/89EBO #europeanculturalfoundation
Defence and Belonging: Why Europe Needs a Doppelstrategie – European Cultural Foundation
Security is not just about defence budgets and borders. It is also about belonging.
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euroculture.bsky.social
We are hiring!

Are you a skilled, Ukrainian speaking project administrator with a hands-on attitude and previous experience with project administration? We like hearing from you!

Deadline: October 19.

Full vacancy: culturalfoundation.eu/wp-content/u...

Image by HajjiBaba via Wikimedia Commons.
euroculture.bsky.social
Europe’s strongest army is useless if citizens do not believe in what it protects.

A Doppelstrategie for Europe means equal investment in hard power and soft power. Europe's security is not just about borders. It is about belonging.

Read here: shorturl.at/89EBO #europeanculturalfoundation
Defence and Belonging: Why Europe Needs a Doppelstrategie – European Cultural Foundation
Security is not just about defence budgets and borders. It is also about belonging.
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Want to know what Trump's UNGA speech was all about and, more importantly, how 🇪🇺 can escape traps that are being set?

read @pawelzerka.bsky.social's brilliant report "Reality Show: Why 🇪🇺 must not cave in"

So good it hurts

@ecfrpower.bsky.social @richardgowan1.bsky.social @jkobzova.bsky.social 👇
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Out today: the European Sentiment Compass 2025. A portrait of Europe at a moment when others seek to shape its story.

See the report: shorturl.at/Atbyz #europeanculturalfoundation #europeansentiment #europeansentimentcompass2025
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Is Europe stuck in a Truman-Show-style reality directed by Trump’s America?

Paweł Zerka of @ecfr.eu joins @europeanspod.bsky.social podcast to explain why pro-European sentiment is growing and what leaders must do next.

Listen here: www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
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The European Sentiment Compass 2025 is in the spotlight.

News media highlight how the Compass captures Europe’s fight against imported culture wars and its search for belonging.

Read the articles and download the report: shorturl.at/4tHFP #europeanculturalfoundation
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WE'RE HIRING: Executive Advisor (Directiesecretaris) to the Director.

Help steer ECF’s 2025–2029 strategy, strengthen alliances, and connect daily practice with long-term vision.

Fluent in Dutch and English, with governance or policy experience? Apply here: qr1.be/JFU2 #europeanculturalfoundation
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The Compass shows Europe’s struggle is about meaning - who defines values, identity and belonging.

We see this throughout our work with libraries, in solidarity, and in digital spaces.

Read more: shorturl.at/xtacW #europeanculturalfoundation #europeansentiment #europeansentimentcompass2025
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The European Sentiment Compass 2025 shows how Europeans really feel; trust, belonging, & the future are at stake.

Leaders gather in Brussels this afternoon to discuss the findings.

Watch the livestream: shorturl.at/OlMY4 #europeanculturalfoundation #europeansentimentcompass2025
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Out today: the European Sentiment Compass 2025. A portrait of Europe at a moment when others seek to shape its story.

See the report: shorturl.at/Atbyz #europeanculturalfoundation #europeansentiment #europeansentimentcompass2025
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Tomorrow: the European Sentiment Compass 2025 launches in Brussels & is livestreamed for all on YouTube.

Produced with European Council on Foreign Relations, it explores how Trump’s presidency is testing Europe’s politics, identity & values, and what it takes for Europe to lead. shorturl.at/XIv5E
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RSVP: The European Sentiment Compass 2025 launches 23 Sept at the House of European History, Brussels, and livestreamed for all.

Produced with ECFR, it asks how Trump’s presidency is reshaping Europe & what it takes for Europe to set the terms of the debate. shorturl.at/kElgt
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Independent journalism is under pressure across Europe, but it remains essential to democracy.

The new Civitates report Beyond the Headlines shows what pooled support can achieve. Since 2021, 27 foundations, including ECF, have backed 24 outlets in 14 countries.

Read more: shorturl.at/aizOE
Our Democracy Report. A Youth-led Assessment of Democracy across Europe – European Cultural Foundation
60 young democracy rapporteurs investigated and analysed the state of democracy in their own national contexts.
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On 23 September, the #EuropeanSentimentCompass 2025 will be launched at the House of European History in Brussels.

Produced together with the @ecfr.eu, this year’s edition examines how Donald Trump’s presidency is reshaping Europe.

Read more and RSVP: shorturl.at/GXPo0
Register for the European Sentiment Compass 2025 Launch Event – European Cultural Foundation
On 23 September 2025, the European Sentiment Compass 2025 will be unveiled at the House of European History in Brussels and livestreamed across Europe on our YouTube channel.
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euroculture.bsky.social
Libraries are Europe’s social infrastructure; places where culture, community, and democracy meet.

The Europe Challenge 2025/26 launches with 60 initiatives in 26 countries, tackling climate, digital inclusion, democracy, and wellbeing.

Meet the cohort: shorturl.at/Dn4ks
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Europe is living through a “perfect storm” of war, authoritarianism, pandemic, and climate crisis.

The Europeans, a ten-year journey by Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen, supported by the European Cultural Foundation, documents how these forces shape everyday life. shorturl.at/j9ryL
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NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds
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A stronger, safer, more united Europe.

That is what Europeans want, according to the Eurobarometer published today.

They want more action on Europe's security & competitiveness.

They want a Europe that keeps transforming lives.

That is what @europarl.europa.eu will keep delivering.
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@ec.europa.eu is looking for inspiring school + culture collaborations that boost youth democratic attitudes and civic engagement

Share your good practices by October 31st.
Submit: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Info: bit.ly/4mi9iox

#EducationCultureCollaborations #YouthCivicParticipation
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How do we resist algorithmic control?

Talks, stories, and a Georgian feast this evening as De Balie x ZEG Fest explore digital resistance in Georgia and elsewhere in Europe.
Supported by the European Cultural Foundation’s Culture of Solidarity Fund.
Details: debalie.nl/programma/ze...
Resistance in the Age of Algorithms
From the European struggle against algorithmic control to the streets of Tbilisi where protesters face AI-powered surveillance cameras, this event brings together journalists, artists, technologists, ...
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Your rights, your voice, your internet.

A European digital public space must be built for people, not for profits w/ transparency and strengthening democracy. Read more on how we support a fairer digital future.

📖https://culturalfoundation.eu/stories/europes-digital-future-cant-be-outsourced/