Join us at our next Street Stall Saturday 11th April
St Helen's Square 11.00 a.m.
Dr Richard Corbett, ex-MEP has written this thoughtful summary of the present state of affairs regarding the UK and Europe. see...
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Julie’s Drink continues to be popular and a useful melting pot of
ideas. Next session Wednesday 15th April at the Exhibition
pub, York, 19.00. All welcome....
There are many events all over the country in 2026. Follow this link for the latest details. We will also be giving more information on this site and via our e mails.
The main march will be on Saturday 20th June in London
“Creative Europe” is a programme that provides a variety of support including funding to all areas of the creative industries.
website: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe It is potentially a huge source of funding for all sectors of the UK creative industries. The UK was a member until we left the EU. During its last complete funding cycle (2014–2019), a total of 609 projects involving UK organisations received €203 million.
“Creative Europe” has 41 members, some outside the EU, including Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Ukraine and Tunisia, so the UK is eligible to re-join.
According to the European Commission, it is technically possible for the UK to join the “Creative Europe” programme from 2027, provided that the UK government formally declares its interest in doing so to the European Commission by May 2026.
The government seems to need a push as these two contradictory statements show: in November of 2024, this article appeared stating that the UK Government was in talks to rejoin Creative Europe: https://www.indoku.co.uk/2024/11/22/uk-government-in-talks-to-rejoin-creative-europe-media-program/
However, in April of last year this link informs us that the current UK Government has no plans to rejoin Creative Europe: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-28/48592
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO UNLOCK EU FUNDING FOR THE UK’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
At the end of January this year, a petition asking the Government to contact the European Commission by May 2026 to signal its wish to rejoin “Creative Europe” was started: https://www.openpetition.org/uk/petition/online/united-kingdom-to-join-the-creative-europe-programme-from-2027 PLEASE CLICK AND SIGN
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From February 2026 - a muddle - do not get caught out.....
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Professor Juliet Lodge considers a European perspective and reports on Musk's altercation with the EU.
Directive 2004/38/EC (also known as the Citizens' Rights Directive or alternatively the Free Movement Directive) establishes the conditions under which European Union (EU) citizens and their family members.
Follow this link for some photographs of all the Welcome to the
City of York signs
York for Europe and the York Twinning Committees of Dijon and Münster have been working with Cllr Christian Vassie and staff of York Council to see the Twin Cities acknowledged on our welcome signs. The entire project has been financed by donations from York for Europe and the Twinning Committees. Full marks to the Council and CPMedia for a prompt and impressive job well done.
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