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The Nordic Councils of Artists call upon the European Commission to protect cultural diversity

The Nordic Councils of Artists, which represent over 90,000 professional artists from different art disciplines in the Nordic countries – recently issued a statement  in which they call for the respect of the 2005  UNESCO Convention and  for “ a clear exemption of cultural services”  from the negotiations of the  Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.  …

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Copyright in Europe: the ECCD want clarifications

On December 9th, the European Commission published its action plan to modernize copyright and its regulation on cross-border portability for on-line services. The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity see a clear evolution in the European Commission’s position on the subject.  In particular it welcomes the Commission’s recognition of the importance of the territoriality principle, central …

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What role for culture in the digital world?

The European coalitions for cultural diversity are organizing a conference on tuesday December 8th at the European Parliament in Brussels. Read the program Enquiries and registration with Martine Schnitzler : 00 33(0)1 40 23 45 14  or contact@europeancoalitions.eu

EU / US trade negotiations

On the occasion of a meeting organized in France by Matthias Fekl, French State Secretary in charge of Foreign Trade, promotion of Tourism and French Citizens abroad, Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, confirmed the exclusion of audiovisual services from EU/US trade negotiations, no matter their form of distribution (both traditional and digital services). Read …

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Call for entries for the Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde 2015

La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde has been created by the Institut Français, in partnership with the International Organisation of la Francophonie to support talented new filmmakers from Southern and emerging countries. This professional programme has been developed in close association with the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film and accompanies ten directors …

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Call for the inclusion of Culture in the UN Sustainable Development Goals post 2015

The word ‘Culture’ was completely absent from the ‘Millennium Development Goals’ adopted by the UN in 2000.

The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity together with six other international organizations therefore decided to launch a campaign calling on governments and political leaders who set the agenda for the UN Sustainable Development Goals post 2015 to ensure Culture is part of the goals to be reached.

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