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GESAC General Assembly also elects its new Board for 2024-2026 mandate

Brussels, 23 May 2024 – GESAC, the European Grouping of Authors’ Societies (CMOs) gathering 32 authors’ societies from the European Union, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland, and representing as such more than one million authors and rightholders from all artistic fields, including music, audiovisual, visual arts, literacy, held the elections for its Board and the President for the 2024-2026 mandate, at its statutory General Meeting.

Brussels, 23 May 2024 – GESAC, the European Grouping of Authors Societies (CMOs) representing more than one million authors and rightholders from all artistic fields, today announced the appointment of Adriana Moscoso Del Prado Hernández as the new General Manager, replacing Véronique Desbrosses, who is retiring on 30 June next.

To mark the Europe Day on May 9, GESAC issued a statement expressing its gratitude to outgoing MEPs for their unwavering support for authors and their commitment to addressing the important concerns and challenges of our sector during this legislation.

Read the full statement here.

GESAC, alongside with a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors welcomes today’s approval of the EU AI Act by the European Parliament, and thanks Members of the European Parliament for the essential role they have played in supporting creators and rightsholders throughout the legislative process.

The EU AI Act is world-first legislation that regulates the development and use of AI and sets an example for responsible AI governance.

Read the full statement here