Updated Mar 17, 2026 by European Parliament
The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe economic disruption across the European cultural and creative sectors (CCS).
The European Parliament's CULT Committee commissioned this study in February 2021 to evaluate the crisis impact and necessary policy interventions.
The analysis focuses on the structural and cohesion policy implications for the CCS following the onset of the pandemic.
Policy responses were formulated to mitigate the immediate negative effects of the crisis on creative industries.
The report provides a framework for understanding the post-COVID-19 landscape for European cultural and creative organizations.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe economic disruption across the European cultural and creative sectors (CCS).
The European Parliament's CULT Committee commissioned this study in February 2021 to evaluate the crisis impact and necessary policy interventions.
The analysis focuses on the structural and cohesion policy implications for the CCS following the onset of the pandemic.
Policy responses were formulated to mitigate the immediate negative effects of the crisis on creative industries.
The report provides a framework for understanding the post-COVID-19 landscape for European cultural and creative organizations.