A year on, associations urge EU to ‘save culture’
In an open letter to European leaders, more than 100 industry associations call for the creative industries to be put at the heart of post-pandemic economic planning
News By IQ | 19 March 2021
No fewer than 110 music, entertainment and culture industry associations have written to the three presidents of the European Union to ask for financial support for the creative sector, which has been among the hardest hit by the impact of Covid-19.
A year on from the lockdowns of March 2020, the industry bodies – which include Yourope, the European Arenas Association, the Arena Resilience Alliance, De Concert!, Pearle, the European Festivals Association, IFPI, Live DMA and Trans Europe Halles – have…