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EU-US trade negotiations: the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity welcome the position of the European Parliament supporting cultural exception The European Parliament, gathered in Plenary session in Strasbourg, sent yesterday a very good signal to the Council by adopting at a wide majority (391 votes in favor; 191 against; 17...
With a single voice, European filmmakers are requesting that audiovisual and cinema services be excluded from the forthcoming trade negotiations between Europe and the United States. The French Coalition fully supports this initiative and invites anyone who is attached to cultural diversity to sign this petition now opened to all. Link...
The European Coalitions for cultural diversity support the petition European filmmakers launched in order to denounce the negotiating mandate of the European Commission drafted within the framework of the forthcoming trade negotiations between Europe and the United States. Read the press release © Gina Sanders – Fotolia.com
The thirteen European coalitions wrote to M. Barroso to ask for the European Commission to respect its commitment to defend and promote the diversity of cultural expressions made when signing the 2005 UNESCO Convention. They urged him to obtain the exclusion of the cultural and audiovisual sector from the trade...
The Département des études, de la prospective et des statistiques (DEPS) of the French ministry of Culture and Communications publishes research, statistics and figures on culture and communications in Europe. See the various studies published © alain wacquier – Fotolia.com
The French Coalition for Cultural Diversity expressed its concern following the announcement by the European Council and the US President, Barack Obama, about the pending negotiations aimed at securing a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Read more © Lack-O’Keen – Fotolia.com
In their letter dated October 15th 2012, the European coalitions were urging Commissionner Piebalgs, in charge of development, to ensure that the development programs take culture into consideration and respect the terms of the 2005 UNESCO Convention. In his answer, M. Piebalgs confirmed the European Commission’s strong commitment for culture...
The network « On the Move » recently published a report on the mobility of artists, particularly on the difficulties faced by artists and cultural professionals when they want to enter the Schengen area (EU). This report is the result of a public survey conducted in 2012 and a seminar held in...
The organization We are more – act for culture in Europe has written a letter to the European Union Heads of State and Governments to address budgetary issues before decisions are made at the end of November by member States. To read and sign the letter
UNESCO has launched an international consultation and coordination on Art 21 for the promotion of the convention in international forum. http://www.unesco.org/culture/cultural-diversity/2005convention/index.php?hl=en&controller=programme&action=articlexxi
13 developing countries take action to strengthen their cultural policies and industries UNESCO technical assistance missions funded by the European Union completed in Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Seychelles; on-going in Barbados, Burkina Faso, Honduras, Mauritius and Viet Nam; and soon to be carried out in...
The European Coalitions request clarifications and guarantees/ensurances on the autonomy and the funding of the Media and Culture strands Read the press release