From the point of view of Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth, the new Kulturfonds Energie can “guarantee cultural offerings, especially in times of crisis”. The Budget Committee of the Bundestag has initially released 375 million euros for the concept developed with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the federal states.
The culture fund is scheduled to start at the beginning of February. The cultural sector is to be supported with up to one billion euros during the energy crisis.
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“After the corona pandemic, cultural institutions and cultural event organizers often face existential challenges, and they often cannot even cope with the capped energy costs on their own,” said the Greens politician in a statement on Thursday. Despite considerable efforts to cut costs, the situation is threatening the existence of many cultural institutions and cultural event organizers.
“As a society, we need the cultural institutions right now in this time of overlapping crises,” said Roth. “Whether it’s a museum, theatre, cinema, opera house or club – they all make an important contribution to social discourse in a vibrant, strengthened democracy.”
The chairman of the conference of culture ministers, Lower Saxony’s culture minister Falko Mohrs (SPD), spoke of an “essential and necessary step to successfully overcome the energy crisis in the cultural sector”.
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The design of the culture fund is being coordinated intensively between the federal and state governments. “Together we can manage to get culture through the energy crisis well.”
The Chair of the Culture Committee of the Bundestag, Katrin Budde, emphasized the effect of culture on social cohesion. “The energy fund is an important step towards preserving our cultural diversity even in times of crisis. He supports everywhere, even in rural areas. So that the culture is preserved everywhere, ”said the SPD politician in a statement.