Berset wants an effective national cultural policy

At the media conference during the Locarno Film Festival, the head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs spoke out in favor of developing a national cultural promotion policy. Joint, coordinated measures should do better justice to the new forms of cultural production and consumption.

With the national cultural policy project, Federal Councillor Alain Berset wants to "strengthen the coherence and continuity of the measures taken by all those involved in promoting culture in Switzerland". He advocates closer cooperation between the federal government, cantons and municipalities. He is also striving for better visibility of Swiss culture abroad, greater involvement of all audience groups in cultural life and better equal opportunities for access to culture.