Further reading: Academic and political sources

Here we are providing you with a collection of research papers and other publications from the academia and the political arena which might be interesting.

If we are missing any key sources, don’t hesitate to send us the paper or a link to it via email. We appreciate any feedback and support.

Evidence on the challenges faced by CCS in the EU and the UK

• Culture, Media and Sport Committee (2025). British film and high-end television. House of Commons.
  https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47474/documents/246529/default/

• Ellingsworth, J., Floch, Y. and Köver, V. (2023). Cultural Mobility Flows Between the United Kingdom and the European Union – Report and Policy Recommendations. On the Move.
  https://on-the-move.org/sites/default/files/library/2023-09/OTM_cultural-mobility-flows-UK-EU.pdf

• Faucher, Charlotte (2020). The Arts after Brexit: The impact of the UK’s departure from the European Union on its cultural relations with European Union Member States. University of Manchester.
  https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/184649986/Report_by_Charlotte_Faucher_The_Arts_after_Brexit_final_.pdf

• Haddoud, M. Y., Fillis, I., Murphy, T. (2023). Post-Brexit migration and accessing foreign talent in the Creative Industries. Creatine Industries Policy & Evidence Centre/NESTA.
  https://pec.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PEC-Post-Brexit-migration-and-accessing-foreign-talent-in-the-Creative-Industries.pdf

• Jozepa, I. (2023). Touring artists and the UK-EU economic partnership. House of Commons Library.
  https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9658/CBP-9658.pdf

• Scottish Government (2025). Creative Europe reassociation: position paper.
  https://www.gov.scot/publications/creative-europe-reassociation-position-paper

• Warner, K. and Kassim, H. (2025). How UK creative industries are navigating Brexit alone. UK in a Changing Europe.
  https://ukandeu.ac.uk/how-uk-creative-industries-are-navigating-brexit-alone/

• Welsh Parliament (2024). Culture and the new relationship with the European Union.
  https://senedd.wales/media/mymnfoxa/cr-ld16778-seasneg.pdf

• Welsh Parliament (2025). UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
  https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s164786/Committee%20Report%20UK-EU%20implementation%20review%20of%20the%20Trade%20and%20Cooperation%20Agreement%20-%2010%20September%20.pdf

Evidence on the financial and other benefits of UK participation in the Creative Europe programme

• Creative Europe Desk UK (2021). Creative Europe in the UK 2014-2020. Support for the UK’s cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors.
  https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/funding-support-international-activity/creative-europe-desk-uk

Recommendations to strengthen EU-UK relations made by other organisations

• British Council, Bozar, European Cultural Foundation (2018). Moving Beyond Brexit: Uniting the Cultural and Creative Sectors. Recommendations made by more than 60 leading experts from the cultural and creative sectors from Europe, including the UK, called on Brexit negotiators in 2018 to address their urgent concerns related to mobility, funding and partnerships, as well as legal questions surrounding the future relationship between the UK and the EU.
  https://www.britishcouncil.be/sites/default/files/moving_beyond_brexit_recommendations_.pdf

• IMPALA (2023). A New European Vision for Touring. The paper outlines key priorities for making cross-border touring in Europe more sustainable and accessible for artists and crews, touching on mobility, environmental, and administrative aspects.
  https://www.impalamusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-New-European-Vision-For-Touring-July-2023.pdf