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The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs 12-23 May 2026 with Park Chan-wook as jury president, Demi Moore and Stellan Skarsgård on the panel, and Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss opening.
On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2026, the European Union reaffirmed its commitment to media independence and journalist safety against rising violence, legal intimidation and disinformation.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival opens in May 2026 with a lineup that reflects European cinema’s renewed political confidence and the global film industry’s ongoing transformation.
Europe Day on 9 May 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions open their doors to citizens with events celebrating the foundations of European integration.
European Youth Week 2026 unfolds across the EU in late April and early May, celebrating youth engagement, civic participation and active citizenship through hundreds of events in all 27 member states.
European Heritage Days bring 70,000 events across 50 countries each September. How the largest cultural participation programme in Europe works, and what makes it durable.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs 12-23 May 2026 with auteur-heavy competition: Almodovar, Farhadi, Kore-eda, Sachs, Nemes. Park Chan-wook presides over the jury.
The Creative Europe MEDIA strand supports European cinema and audiovisual production with grants for development, distribution and audience engagement.
Erasmus Plus, the EU flagship education programme, is in its 2021-2027 cycle with a budget of more than 26 billion euros and a focus on inclusion.
Three cities are sharing the European Capital of Culture title in 2026, using their year-long programmes to spotlight regional identity and cultural cooperation.