On May 18th, 2026, the draft report on AgoraEU by MEP Emma Rafowicz (S&D, France) and MEP Alice Kuhnke (Greens, Sweden)—answering the European Commission’s proposal formulated in July 2025—was made public.
The report is notably exciting because many changes made to the European Commission’s proposal are based on the cultural sector’s own requests and proposals, and clearly includes the notion that Reset! has been pushing for for years—‘independence.’
It sets a positive sign for the future of European cultural, media, and civil society organisations with an ambitious vision looking towards defending independence, respecting artistic freedom, improving the sector’s working conditions, and securing more stable funding.
Reset! welcomes the text as a semantic hit with the use of the term and recognition of ‘independence’ as a value that needs to be considered, cherished, and always defended.
