Free speech is under pressure, which was the central theme of the Paradiso Debate 2025, held Sept. 1 in Amsterdam.

Although we first go to the polls in October for the national elections, a few months later it is already time for the municipal elections. Municipalities are responsible for more than half of all public investment in culture. Last spring, national Kunsten '92 sent a message to all political parties in all municipalities that participate...

On March 13, 2025, the committee debate on Minister Klever's Development Assistance Policy Letter took place in the House of Representatives. That policy letter proposes to completely eliminate support for international cultural cooperation. Kunsten '92 called on the cabinet to maintain international cultural cooperation. Kunsten '92 in the letter: "Scrapping...