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European Writers’ Council-Féderation des associations européennes d’écrivains

EWC - FAEE AISBL

The EWC AISBL pursues the following non-profit objectives of European and international utility: - inform and support its member organisations, defend the authors' rights and copyright, the authors’ economic and moral rights; to promote the professional and cultural interests and improve the legal and social status of writers and literary translators in the whole of Europe ; - to encourage debates in the fields of freedom of expression, artistic freedom, intellectual property and artistic creativity, social status, contractual and working conditions of writers and literary translators ; - to improve public awareness about copyright, authors' rights and the conditions of authors in Europe ; - to circulate pertinent information to its member organisations, particularly that relating to community initiatives in cultural, legal and regulatory matters.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818

25 Nov 2025

Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and

3 Sept 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers

Response to Communication on a Strategy for a European Data Union

16 Jul 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a Culture Compass for Europe

12 May 2025

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Niklas Nienass (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Oct 2023 · Situation in the European book sector

Response to Evaluation of the Directive (EU) 2017/1564 and of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1563, which implement into EU law the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled

11 May 2023

Response to Initiative on virtual worlds, such as metaverse

3 May 2023

Meeting with Tomasz Frankowski (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

21 Mar 2023 · The future of the European book sector-consultation meeting with stakeholders

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics) and

5 Jul 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and

2 May 2016 · Fair remuneration of authors

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and

2 Mar 2016 · Copyright

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and

18 Feb 2016 · copyright