Germany introduces minimum fees
The German Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth has announced that cultural institutions funded by the federal government will have to pay freelancers minimum fees from 2024.
At the members' meeting of the German Cultural Council, Roth explained that from next year, cultural institutions funded by the federal government will have to pay freelance artists at least a minimum fee for their services. The German Cultural Council has been calling for significantly higher remuneration for freelance artists for years. In some federal states (NRW, Brandenburg, Bremen and Saxony), so-called basic fees are already being prepared.
The German Minister of State for Culture has also once again announced a funding program "Excellent Orchestral Landscape Germany". Orchestras and ensembles can use the funding from the program to "implement projects on socially relevant topics". This year, projects that deal with issues of sustainability and the consequences of the climate crisis or promote diversity are to be supported. A total of 4.8 million euros is available for the program, and a project can be funded with up to 400,000 euros.
