Independent film and TV producers from across Europe have raised concerns over the European Commission’s proposed AgoraEU mega-funding strand saying it threatens creative independence and pluralism across the 27-nation cultural and economic bloc.

AgoraEU was unveiled in July as part of wider proposals setting out a multiannual financial framework for €2 trillion ($2.3 tn) worth of EU spending across all sectors from 2028 to 2034.

Under the proposal, the AgoraEU program will have a budget of €8.58 billion ($10.1 bn), and merge the existing Creative Europe program and its strand the MEDIA programme with the CERV program, covering Citizens, Equalities, Rights and Values.

Its stated aims will be to promote shared values, including democracy, equality and the rule of law and support the Eu

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