French Coalition for Cultural Diversity

Consultation of the DG Trade on the EU’s future trade policy

martine — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:54:57 +0000

The European coalitions for cultural diversity contributed to the European Commission’s (DG Trade) on the EU’s future trade policy.

They called on the Commission (both DG TRADE and DG EAC) to develop a specific strategy for CCPs in order to ensure the autonomy of the cultural negotiation and the implementation of an ambitious and coherent European cultural policy.

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the contribution

the consultation

European Commission’s Green paper « Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries » – July 2010

martine — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:47:33 +0000

The European coalitions for cultural diversity contributed to the consultation launched by the European commission (DG Culture) last April on cultural and creative industries.

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the contribution

the Green paper

Launch of the International fund for cultural diversity

martine — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:56:03 +0000

Applications can now be made to the International fund for cultural diversity.

All relevant information and documents can be found on the 2005 Convention site

For a new cultural external strategy for the EU

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:29:14 +0000

Over the last few months, the French coalition for cultural diversity, together with other professionals of the audiovisual industry, has been strongly mobilized against the automatic attachment of a Cultural Cooperation Protocol to the trade agreements presently negotiated by the EU.

The French coalition has been invited to participate to a working group set up by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and directed by P. Sellal, ex Ambassador of France to the EU, on the treatment of audiovisual products in trade agreements.

This working group, composed of professionals and representatives of various French administration services, wrote a document mapping out a global strategy for the treatment of the cultural sector in economic and/or trade agreements between the EU and third countries. This document entitled “Communication by France : For a new European Union cultural external strategy” will be sent to the relevant services at the European Commission, the European Parliament and the present and future EU presidencies as well as our European partners.

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The European coalitions call for commitments for a speedy implementation of the UNESCO Convention

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:36 +0000

On the occasion of their last meeting in Paris, on October 23rd 2009, the European coalitions for cultural diversity have issued a set of Resolutions calling for concrete actions for the implementation of the UNESCO Convention so as to insure the protection and promotion of culture on national as well as international levels. They alert all States parties to the UNESCO Convention, as well as the countries which have not ratified it yet, on the evolution of international trade negotiations which may prove be detrimental to the cultural sectors.
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Swiss report : « Cultural diversity, more than a slogan”

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:40:15 +0000

A year after the Swiss ratification of the UNESCO Convention, the Swiss Committee for UNESCO and the Swiss coalition for cultural diversity presented in Bern a catalogue of proposals established by sixty experts in the fields of music, cinema, visual arts and cultural heritage, theatre and dance, education, medias, international cooperation.

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World Forum “Cultural Diversity 2030”

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:35:48 +0000

The French coalition for cultural diversity welcomed the participants to the World Forum “Cultural diversity 2030”, organised by the German Commission for UNESCO on the eve of the UNESCO’s Conference of Parties. Some forty young professionals and future decision makers from all over the world came to participate in this awareness program and receive training on the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expression and its implementation.

Cinema and Trade : inventory and advancement of international talks

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:04:45 +0000

Organised on 18th may 2009 by the CNC on the occasion of the 62nd International Film Festival in Cannes, this debate was lead by Christine Albanel, French minister of Culture and Communication ; Anne-Marie Idrac, Secretary of State – External Trade ; Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Director of the ICAA (Spain) ; Jim Mc Kee, General Secretary of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (Canada) ; Hélène Ruiz-Fabri, Professor at the University Paris 1 and Pascal Rogard, President of the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity.

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Opposition to the liberalization of the cultural sector

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:10:28 +0000

The European coalitions for cultural diversity are mobilised against the systematic attachment of a cultural cooperation protocol to the bilateral free trade negotiations conducted by the European Commission, and request the setting up of a general negotiating strategy to be specifically designed for culture.
Read the declaration issued at the occasion of their meeting in Paris on May 5th, 2009.

The European coalitions send their comments on the Concept Paper of the European Commission to M. Barroso

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:13:27 +0000

The European coalitions wrote a letter to the President of the European Commission, M. Barroso, urging him to intervene in order to dissociate the Protocol of Cultural Cooperation from the Free Trade agreement negotiations now being held with Korea.

Read the letter and the comments of the European coalitions on the Concept Paper of the European Commission.