IETM joins stakeholders in the Joint Policy Recommendations to Strengthen EU-UK Relations
IETM, along with more than 200 stakeholders from the EU’s and the UK’s Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) – often referred to in the UK as ‘ creative industries’ – have published joint Policy Recommendations developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations, held on 20 October 2025 in Brussels.
Around 40 CCS representatives from the EU and the UK as well as governmental and parliamentary observers from both sides of the Channel contributed to the development and drafting of the document.
The Policy Recommendations emphasise that culture and creativity are vital to the political, societal and economic relationship between the EU and UK, particularly at a time of growth of the CCS, rapidly evolving technologies and new regulatory challenges.
The signatories call on EU and UK policymakers to commit to practical measures, including:
- Full UK participation in the EU’s Creative Europe programme and its proposed successor AgoraEU (2028-2034)
- Remove barriers to cross-border mobility of CCS professionals, making it easier to work between the UK and the rest of Europe
- Establish a structured CCS dialogue, giving CCS representatives from both the EU and the UK the opportunity to highlight and address barriers to ensure stronger EU-UK collaboration
- Address the impact of emerging technologies on the CCS, such as Generative AI, with joint efforts
The Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations is an independent pan-European grassroots initiative led by Prof Mafalda Dâmaso (London) and Benjamin Feyen (Brussels).
Together with many other organisations and networks, such as the Artsadmin, British Screen Forum, Culture Action Europe, European Music Council, On the Move, Pearle* Live Performance Europe, UK Music, IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association, European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA), to name but a few.
