At the end of September 2022, State Secretary Uslu of Culture and Media and the public entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (Dutch Caribbean) concluded a covenant in which they agreed to jointly take responsibility for the cultural infrastructure in the Dutch Caribbean. The aim is to achieve a more sustainable cultural policy and to put the basics in order. 

Digital transformation in the cultural sector was accelerated by the corona crisis. It is important to maintain this acceleration and embrace the positive possibilities of digitization, according to the Council for Culture.

Last September 20 was Budget Day. The day of the Million Note and the presentation of the State Budget, that is, the budget proposals of all ministries.

On Sept. 16, the Council for Culture released its 2022-2023 work program, which includes its planned opinions for the coming period. In it, the council states: "There is a unique opportunity to make the cultural and creative sector more resilient and agile. To do this, however, it is necessary to fundamentally and in the full breadth of...

State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu presented her recovery plan for the sector in late May. Recovery, renewal and growth are central to this plan. This year an amount of 135 million euros is available, in the following years 170 million euros extra per year for culture.

In early March, the Council for Culture released "The cultural basis in order," a report with the subtitle Art, heritage and media for everyone, in every municipality, everywhere in the Netherlands. The report was released on the eve of the municipal elections on March 16 this year and contains a substantive agenda for municipal investments in culture and...

On April 1, the Council for Culture published 'Beweging in het bestel. Verkenning op weg naar een nieuw advies over het cultuurbestel' (Movement in the cultural system. Exploration on the way to a new advice on the cultural system).

Recently we voted for the municipal council. A few weeks before the elections, Kunsten '92 (this time in cooperation with the Federation of Creative Industries) traditionally sent a guide to all municipalities to anchor culture in the council agreements.

On January 19, 2022, the Taskforce Cultural and Creative Sector presented its Opening and Recovery Plan to the Cabinet and House of Representatives. The goal: a predictable and careful corona approach for audiences, creators and cultural organizations, where the policy reflex is no longer "close" but "stay open safely. 

The coalition agreement between VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie, titled "Looking out for each other, looking forward to the future," was presented on December 15, 2021. What does it say about the cultural and creative sector?

In early November, the Council for Culture advised the minister to continue the current policy of leniency until the end of the current policy period, i.e., BIS institutions will not have their grants cut at the final settlement if they achieve a smaller number of activities and/or (live) visitors than envisioned in their original plans.

In the run-up to the culture debate that took place on November 22, Minister Van Engelshoven (OCW) sent a letter on November 16 about the status of a number of motions and commitments related to culture.

The Covid pandemic has had a major impact on the cultural, social and economic life of the European Union in 2020. The Creative Europe 2020 monitoring report examines how Creative Europe was able to play a role for Europe's cultural and creative ecosystem in 2020.

Commissioned by BKNL, Beeldende Kunst Nederland, research firm Berenschot, in consultation with BKNL's supervisory committee, delivered the Evaluation Report on the Directive and Experimentation Regulations for Artists' Fees. BKNL asked Berenschot to conduct a two-part study: of the Fee Directive and of the Experimental Regulations.

In the recovery from the corona crisis, the cultural and creative sector can play an essential role: "as a job engine, as a binding agent for society and as a source of imagination and creativity on major social issues," according to the council. To this end, however, the resilience of the sector must be strengthened. The advice of the Council for Culture "Stronger...

In mid-April, the Culture Council sent a letter to informateur Tjeenk Willink in which it argued that the cultural and creative sector needs extra funding every year. The council states that the national budget for culture, heritage, media and libraries must be structurally increased by 477 million euros. An additional €83 million is needed on an incidental basis.