Promoting cultural and creative sectors for growth and jobs in the EU

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Abstract

At the heart of our social fabric, culture shapes our identities, aspirations and relations to others and the world. It also shapes the places and landscapes where we live, the lifestyles we develop. Heritage, visual and performing arts, cinema, music, publishing, fashion or design manifest themselves strongly in daily life but the contribution that cultural and creative sectors 1 can bring to social and economic development in the EU is still not fully recognised. Furthermore, major challenges are brought about by globalisation and the digital shift but the necessary adaptations are yet to be promoted to allow these sectors to realise their full potential and Europe's long-standing excellence to be better valorised as a comparative advantage on the world scene. This Communication proposes a strategy to exploit further the potential of these sectors in the EU to contribute to growth and jobs. High growth sectors The economic performance of the cultural and creative sectors is recognised: in the EU they account for 3.3% of GDP and employ 6.7 million people (3 % of total employment) 2 . Figures are also important if one considers the fashion 3 and high-end 4 industries, which rely on a strong cultural and creative input. They account for 3% of the EU GDP each and employ respectively 5 and 1 million people, with employment in the high-end industries expected to reach 2 million by 2020 5 . Between 2008 and 2011, employment in the cultural and creative sectors proved more resilient than in the EU economy as a whole 6 with growth rates varying however between sub-sectors. This tendency is all the more interesting because some sectors have a higher percentage of youth employment than the rest of the economy.

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European Comission. (2012). Promoting cultural and creative sectors for growth and jobs in the EU. Com (2012).

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