It is with great sadness that we at IETM have learnt that Jan Zoet, Dutch director and manager of theatre, passed away on Saturday December 14. Jan was a long time IETM member and a highly valued member of IETM’s Board of Directors from 2002 - 2008. 

You can read his full in memoriam and heartfelt messages from IETM here.

Creative Europe just announced the 2025 open call for small, medium and large cooperation projects. With a budget of around €60 million, the action will support at least 130 cooperation projects between cultural organisations and encourage the development, experimentation, dissemination, and application of new and innovative practices

Read the full call and apply by 13 May 2025.

The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro was concluded with a Declaration which made some commitments related to culture, which include fostering a global dialogue on artistic freedom, enhancing artists’ working conditions and fair pay, and enhancing global engagement on AI. Read our summary here.

Recovery and resilience scoreboard

How did EU countries allocate the funds disbursed by the EU to support recovery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic? Was culture included in this spending? This report offers insight into how the cultural and creative industries benefited from the Recovery and Resilience Facilityat the level of EU member states. Spoiler alert: only 1.8% of the total expenditure was dedicated to culture.