Culture lobby meets Federal Councillor Berset
Federal Councillor Alain Berset received a delegation from various cultural sectors for talks. The meeting focused on the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the challenges and prospects for cultural policy in the face of the pandemic. It confirmed that an easing of the situation for the cultural sector is not foreseeable, especially in light of the second wave of the pandemic.
On September 25, Parliament approved the continuation of measures under the Covid-19 Act and allocated funds of CHF 130 million for 2021. It remains to be seen whether these funds will be sufficient to overcome the economic difficulties in the cultural sector, as Federal Councillor Berset explained.
The federal government has already put measures in place and in the first cantons, the portals for applications from cultural enterprises for loss compensation and transformation projects are open. Cultural practitioners and cultural associations in the non-professional sector can already submit applications for emergency aid to the relevant authorities.
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