Artistic freedom in Europe : new law alone won’t make arts free

What role do artists play in defending freedom in today’s Europe - and what about their own freedom? While political institutions speak with growing urgency about reimagining the EU’s autonomy and independence in the world, the conditions that allow artists to shape this new vision are quietly eroding. So too is their capacity to exercise freedom. A European Artistic Freedom Act is urgently needed - but no law, on its own, can secure the space where freedom becomes real and for everyone. Much more must be done - by more than policy-makers alone - and time is running out.