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GESAC (European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers), ECSA (European Composers and Songwriters Alliance), and the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU have the pleasure of inviting you to “Meet the Authors” on Wednesday September 24th.

The creative and cultural industries are Europe’s ‘hidden economic secret’ – providing more than 8m jobs and accounting for an impressive 4.5% of European GDP.

In the current climate, it is essential that European policy-makers can recognise this success and ensure that culture and creativity remain at the heart of the region’s economy – fuelling growth, enriching the lives of citizens and providing conditions for the next generation of creative talent to thrive.

Press release – Hoofddorp 14 July 2014 –The Member Service Department at Buma/Stemra is the first copyright organisation to meet the requirements of the European Contact Centre Standard (ECCS). This is the result of a recent audit conducted by the independent inspection body KIWA. The final result of the conducted audit was set on 9,8.

GESAC member KODA  that represents approximately 40,000 Danish composers, songwriters and music publishers, published its Annual Report for 2013, achieving EUR 103 million result and a decrease in the admin expense rate.

Creators, artists and citizens from 106 countries have signed the petition launched by ECSA (the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance) early 2014 to “say yes to culture in Europe, and no to the dismantling of their rights”.

The objective of the petition was to make sure the voice of creators would be heard by EU institutions, as the European Commission decided to revise the EU copyright framework.

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