More than 200 stakeholders from the EU’s and the UK’s Cultural and Creative Sectors (including On the Move) have published joint Policy Recommendations developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural and 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 – including many organisations and networks such as On the Move, British Screen Forum, Culture Action Europe, the European Music Council, IETM, and UK Music – 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
There were also key points raised on artists’ mobility relating to access to funding and support for administrative issues (including to support and extend the number of Mobility Info Points).
The Forum on EU-UK Cultural and Media Relations is an independent pan-European grassroots initiative led by Prof Mafalda Dâmaso (London) and Benjamin Feyen (Brussels). On the Move, together with 25+ organisations from the UK and EU, took part in the first edition of the Forum that was held in Brussels on 20 October 2025, that paved the way towards these recommendations.
