The European Fee has stated it can droop the implementation of a €2 million grant awarded to the Biennale Basis if Russia participates within the 2026 artwork exhibition.
Supply: Thomas Regnier, spokesperson for the European Fee, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: The EU warns it can finish its present grant assist for the Venice Biennale if Russia takes half within the exhibition.
Quote: "The Fee condemns the choice by the Fondazione Biennale to permit Russia to take part within the 2026 Biennale artwork exhibition."
Extra particulars: Regnier defined that "tradition in Europe ought to promote and safeguard democratic values" and "foster open dialogue, variety and freedom of expression".
Quote: "These values are at the moment, in as we speak's Russia, not honoured."
Extra particulars: The European Fee is condemning the choice to carry again the Russian pavilion on the Venice Biennale in 2026.
Quote: "Now, what’s at stake? The Fee helps the Fondazione Biennale. We now have an ongoing challenge of €2 million that’s supporting movie producers prolonged in digital actuality. This challenge is ongoing, and certainly, if there’s a breach of the contract, like we’ve with any grant settlement, the Fee will terminate or droop the contract."
Background:
- Greater than two dozen nations signed an announcement towards Russia's participation within the Venice Biennale.
- The assertion was signed by the tradition and overseas ministers of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Eire, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine.
- In an announcement on 10 March 2026, Henna Virkkunen, European Fee Govt Vice-President, and Glenn Micallef, the Commissioner for intergenerational equity, youth, tradition and sport, warned that the EU Fee may droop EU grant funding for the Venice Biennale if Russia is allowed to reopen its pavilion at this yr's exhibition.
- Ukraine has referred to as on the organisers of the Venice Biennale to rethink their resolution on Russia's participation and to keep up the principled place demonstrated in 2022-24.
- Russia will reopen its pavilion and participate within the Venice Biennale this yr for the primary time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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