Flemish government earmarks €60m for festivals
Festival organisers in the Flanders region are now able to apply for a repayable advance and a Covid-proofing subsidy for their summer event
News By IQ | 15 February 2021
The Flemish government has designated a total of €60 million to help the region’s organisers kickstart preparations for this summer’s festival season.
Flemish minister of economy, Hilde Crevits, has allocated €50m in repayable advances for the broader events sector to “to get the engine going and offer insurance against the risk of organising an event in uncertain times”, she says.
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This is in addition to the €43m worth of repayable loans Crevits has already released, which went to 150…