GESAC issued the following press release in response to the videoconference between EU states’ Ministers of Culture and Commissioner Mariya Gabriel.
The release features our recommendations on steps forward to ensure creators and the broader creative sector can recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
GESAC has joined 78 creative sector organisations in calling for an ambitious EU budget to help the sector recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19.
The letter comes ahead of the European Commission’s proposal for a new long-term EU budget and recovery plan and can be read in full below.
Today marks a year since the adoption of the Copyright Directive, a historic turning point for Europe’s authors and creative sector.
Read on to find out where we stand in the transposition process and what these vital changes will mean for European creation and culture. (more…)
GESAC has co-signed the following open letter urging national governments and the EU to invest in the cultural sector to avert long-term turmoil and help heal the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
