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Over 800 cultural professionals from 40 countries are urging the European Commission to preserve Creative Europe as a standalone programme, with a significantly increased budget of 2% of total EU spending. The campaign highlights the cultural sector’s vital role in economic growth, social cohesion, and resilience, and calls for greater support to sustain its impact.

Experts and cultural figures from Poland, France and Germany have presented proposals for a human-centred approach to generative AI as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

This week, members of the CEPIC Board gathered in Paris to reflect on the success of CEPIC 2025 and begin planning for CEPIC 2026. The following day, our Executive Director, Sylvie Fodor, represented CEPIC at the Parlement de la Photographie 2025, where she moderated the session “Photography and the Challenge of AI”.

The Creative Rights in AI Coalition is urging the UK Government to uphold a Lords Amendment to the Data Bill that would grant rightsholders transparency over how their works are used in AI training. The amendment, backed by the creative industries, aims to protect livelihoods and support a fair, dynamic licensing market for UK content in the global AI landscape.

CulturaAI has launched its new website, www.culturai.ai, showcasing its mission to deliver ethical, bespoke datasets that support innovation across sectors like sports, healthcare, and media. From its Sheffield studio, the company champions diversity, creativity, and responsibility in AI training data — helping shape a more inclusive and accurate future for content creation.

Dreamstime has launched its new Zero Gravity Plan, an unlimited downloads subscription offering fresh, high-quality stock images with fair, performance-based rewards for contributors. For $39.99/month, users gain rotating access to tens of millions of royalty-free images, while 40% of revenue is distributed to contributors based on download activity.

On 2 June 2025, France’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry Delegate for AI launched a national consultation bringing together generative AI developers and cultural sector rights holders. Aiming to build an ethical and balanced framework for trusted AI, the initiative seeks practical solutions that respect copyright while fostering innovation and data access.

On 30 June 2025, CEPIC is organising a virtual annual general meeting from 10:00 to 11:00. H All CEPIC members are welcome to attend to learn more about the organisation and discuss its strategic direction. The agenda and registration link are provided in this article.