The number of non-governmental professional actors has increased over the last 15 years, especially in the music business that has known a positive development of professional private actors. Private concert venues and organizers, but also bookers, managers and labels are settling now more often in Luxembourg.
Professional and sectoral federations, associations or networks represent the interests of their members in most of the cultural and artistic areas and also act as spokespersons. In those areas where they still lacked, the creation of such federations has been strongly encouraged by the ministry of Culture in recent years through financial support. A directory of all these structures has also been assembled in the context of the current Cultural development plan (KEP). It is regularly updated and available online.
Some of the professional chambers are also important actors in the cultural policymaking processes insofar as the government must seek their advice whenever new laws or Grand-ducal regulations concerning one or more sectors represented by these chambers are being prepared. There are currently five such chambers: Chamber of Employees, Chamber of Civil Servants and Public Employees, Chamber of Agriculture, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts.
Much input comes from the cultural and creative sector itself, as well as other professionals related to the sector and civil society at large. Since 2016, this input is channeled through the regular organisation of general or sectoral meetings, the Assises. On the other hand, the citizen initiative Forum Culture(s) acts as an exchange platform on Luxembourg cultural policy issues and regularly proposes insights and reflections on the matter.
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