Resolutions and Statements
FIA and its regional groups regularly adopt and release resolutions and statements on various subject matters. Below is a list of articles featuring these declarations; We invite you to select a category of your interest to access specific documents.
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08.12.2023
The future of geo-blocking at risk in the EU audiovisual...
The European group of FIA (EuroFIA) has cosigned a letter directed to all members of the European Parliament, aiming to safeguard...[more]
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12.06.2023
Media freedom rules vs. the promotion of European...
EuroFIA, along with various other organizations in the audiovisual sector, has jointly signed an open letter to the European...[more]
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09.02.2023
Joint statement from authors’ and performers’ organisations...
True culture needs originals: Transparency and consent are key to the ethical use of AI [more]
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15.04.2020
Recommendations from the IAEA regarding management of the...
FIM, FIA and UNI MEI have again joined hands to issue a joint recommendation on measures to mitigate the impact of the current...[more]
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07.06.2018
Can performers get a fair deal in the digital age? -...
“Closing the real value gap for performers means introducing an unwaivable remuneration right for on-demand use.” — Murray...[more]
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26.06.2017
Civil society gets it all together at 2005 UNESCO Convention
The UNESCO 2005 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions is perhaps the only...[more]
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01.02.2017
Theatre and freedom of expression in the Arab-speaking world
At the end of 2016, FIA was invited to attend the opening of the 9th International Arabic Theatre Festival, held in Oran,...[more]
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22.12.2016
The Prime Role of Culture and the Arts in Society
The European Social Partners in the Live Performance Committee (Pearle* for the employers and the EAEA (made up of FIA , FIM...[more]
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19.01.2016
Looking for a theatre in Madagascar? How about penguins...
If you Google "theatre in Madagascar" nowadays, all you are likely to get is information about a popular animation...[more]
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16.04.2015
Three Culture Ministers in the EU uphold copyright in the...
EuroFIA welcomes the recent declarations by Culture Ministers in France, Germany and Italy stressing, among other things, the...[more]
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10.03.2015
Dark clouds loom over the EU IP landscape
Performers and other copyright owners prepare for a long fight to safeguard their legitimate interests, as the European...[more]
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02.03.2015
EAEA Position on the TTIP Negotiations
In view of the current work underway in the European Parliament to produce a set of recommendations to the European Commission in...[more]
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10.12.2014
Outcome of the Rome Opera Conflict: Reinstatement of the...
On the 25 November 2014, during a full session, Rome Opera House staff approved by 97% the agreement signed two days earlier...[more]
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15.10.2014
How cyberlocking is bleeding the entertainment industry
A new independent study unveils shocking profits by illegal online services, known as cyberlockers, from advertising,...[more]
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08.10.2014
Europe’s Creative Industries suffer destruction of 400,000...
New study confirms a €20 billion value destruction and 200,000 jobs destroyed in the core sectors of the top five markets of the...[more]
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19.09.2014
The impact of IP regimes on access to culture: IAEA joint...
FIA, FIM and UNI-MEI have submitted a joint response to the consultation of the UN special rapporteur on cultural rights on the...[more]
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01.09.2014
FIA Attends Seminar on TTIP and Culture in Copenhagen
This seminar, organised by the Nordic Artists’ Councils, was a useful opportunity for organisations from the cultural sector to...[more]
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13.03.2013
Creative Australia: Australian Government Invests in Culture
“It’s not just the employment they bring, I see the artist as central to us as a nation and to securing its future”. Simon Crean,...[more]
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15.03.2010
New European Study highlights dramatic digital piracy trends
A new European Study on Piracy and its impact on the Creative Industries was released last week on the 17th of March. It was...[more]
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10.11.2009
FIA’s response to DG INFSO and DG MARKT Reflection Document
DG Information Society and Media and DG Internal Market and Services have recently issued a reflection paper on Creative Content...[more]
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13.12.2005
New rules to regulate audiovisual media services in the EU
On December 13, 2005, the European Commission released a proposal for a new directive that shall set a level playing field for...[more]
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25.05.2005
3rd UNESCO Intergovernmental meeting of Experts in Paris
The third UNESCO Intergovernmental meeting of Experts for a new Convention on the protection and promotion of cultural diversity...[more]
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09.05.2005
4th International meeting of Cultural Professional...
The Spanish Coalition for Cultural Diversity hosted a meeting of all existing Coalitions to discuss progress on the negotiation...[more]