Today's meeting, which has been defined by the minister as "satisfactory and productive" and in which he shared the sector's concern, agreeing that it is in the most difficult phase of the crisis and, for the moment, the priority should be sanitary measures.
Rodríguez Uribes has conveyed on behalf of the Government of Spain to them for their commitment -in representation of the world of Culture- in these difficult and hard times for all.
The Minister of Culture has promised to maintain a permanent dialogue and work table with the sector, which will meet regularly with him and with the Ministry's general directorates on a regular basis, with the aim of knowing and evaluating the situations that It goes through the cultural industry at every moment.
Willingness to help Culture
In today's meetings, Rodríguez Uribes has collected the assessment of the sectors on the implementation of the measures already approved by the Government, in relation to the ERTE, the liquidity provided by the ICO guarantees or the aid for cessation of activity and unemployment for freelancers and SMEs in the cultural sector.
Rodríguez Uribes has promised to continue paying attention to the operation and effectiveness of the measures, because "this Government wants to help the Culture sector and not leave anyone behind," he said.
Within his area of competence, the minister has informed of his decision not to cancel but to postpone the works, concerts or performances scheduled in the areas dependent on the Ministry, and to strengthen the PLATEA Program, which involves a stable programming network and the contracting of performing arts companies.
Linked to all cultural industries, but specifically with the Book, the minister is committed to launching awareness-raising measures to combat piracy and promote the legal consumption of cultural content.
Lastly, it has promised to request public and private television stations to increase the space dedicated to culture, Spanish and European cinema, and to lead the coordination of cultural policies with the autonomous communities, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and the European Union at the time of the revival of the culture sector.
Next meeting of EU culture ministers and with the autonomous communities
Rodríguez Uribes has also informed the cultural representatives that on Wednesday, April 8, he will participate in an informal meeting with his European counterparts to defend that, in line with the article signed yesterday with the Ministers of Culture of Italy and Germany, " the response to the coronavirus crisis must be European. "
Also on Monday it will do so with the cultural advisers of the autonomous communities, Ceuta and Melilla and with the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP). The minister explained to the representatives with whom he spoke today that the Ministry will lead the coordination with the autonomous regions, which maintain all their powers in the field of culture, and with the municipalities, of the necessary measures to support the sector.
Tomorrow the Minister of Culture will continue the round of telematic meetings, with the Fine Arts and Cultural Industry sector and next week he will continue contacts with the other groups dependent on the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
