The ENCATC Congress 2025, taking place in Barcelona just ahead of the MONDIACULT World Conference, provides a vital platform for advancing global dialogue on culture’s role in sustainable and regenerative futures.

As part of this unique international gathering, ENCATC set up and launched Focus Groups aligned with the 2025 MONDIACULT priorities. The ENCATC Focus Groups offer a dynamic opportunity to co-produce knowledge and collaboratively contribute to cultural policy development.

Each Focus Group (FG), chaired by an ENCATC Board Member, has produced concrete recommendations to feed into the Mondiacult Digital Library and the 2025 MONDIACULT Conference throughout various online meetings and will have in-person meetings in Barcelona during the Congress. These groups are designed as spaces for learning, critical dialogue, and advancing personal and institutional knowledge on key cultural priorities. The Focus Group worked online.