Our current campaign: Join Creative Europe

The Forum has joined forces with the European Movement UK, the largest pro-European grassroots organisation in the UK with over 26,000 members and over 250,000 supporters, to advocate for the UK to join the EU’s Creative Europe programme from 2027.

What you can do:

  • Are you a UK or EU citizen? Sign our petition here.

    We, the undersigned, citizens from across the EU and the UK, call on the Government of the United Kingdom to:

    1. Formally declare the United Kingdom's interest in participating fully in the EU's Creative Europeprogramme from 2027, to be addressed to the European Commission by May 2026;

    2. Enter formal negotiations with the relevant EU institutions with the aim of establishing UK participation in the EU’s Creative Europe programme from 2027;

    3. Commit to continue the UK's participation in the follow-up programme to Creative Europe from 2028.


  • Can you link us with high-profile artists, musicians, film directors, curators, writers… willing to support our social media and PR campaign? Write to us.

  • In the UK? Write to your MP (find them here) asking them to support the campaign using our draft letter (COMING SOON).

Hear from British musician Tom Gray on why strengthening EU-UK relations and joining Creative Europe matters

The Forum’s Policy Recommendations, including joining Creative Europe, are supported by more than 200 EU and UK organisations, including the following (which co-developed them):

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