Hope for EU touring solutions following Brussels summit

UK government states "political will" exists to solve British artists' touring woes as EU meeting marks tonal shift

News By Ciaran Donnelly | 26 March 2026

CEC summit, Brussels. Credit: UK Mission to the European Union
CEC summit, Brussels. Credit: UK Mission to the European Union

The UK’s culture minister has said there is the “political will” in the country to solve the problems that have faced British artists touring in the EU since Brexit, following a summit of UK and EU sector leaders which attendees have described as a marked change in positivity around the issue.

This week, live music industry leaders and politicians met in Brussels in the inaugural summit of the Culture Exchange Coalition (CEC). The two-hour meeting in the European parliament…

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