FSE and 13 organisations welcome the draft report on AgoraEU (a proposed single EU funding programme for culture, media, and civil society for 2028-2034) by MEPs Emma Rafowicz and Alice Kuhnke.
Together, they represent hundreds of thousands of writers, literary translators, journalists, actors, musicians, composers, songwriters, screen directors, screenwriters, visual artists, and other cultural and creative workers – across the cultural and creative sectors.
In a joint statement, they provide their joint comments and voting recommendations on the proposed amendments, focusing on three key priorities:
1. Fair working conditions and social conditionality
EU funding for culture should be conditional on respect for minimum social standards and fair working conditions for authors, performers, and other cultural and creative professionals.
2. Respect for authors’ and performers’ IP rights
AgoraEU beneficiaries should comply with EU copyright law, including crucial provisions on transparency and the appropriate and proportionate remuneration of authors and performers. EU funding should not benefit entities that circumvent EU law.
3. Priority for human-created works and performances
Public cultural funding should support human expression, artistic diversity, and professional creative communities – in the age of AI, public support for human creativity should be front and centre of AgoraEU.
Signatories:
CEATL (European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations)
ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance)
EFJ (European Federation of Journalists)
EGAIR (European Guild for Artificial Intelligence Regulation)
EIF (European Illustrators Forum)
EWC (European Writers’ Council)
FERA (Federation of European Screen Directors)
FIA (International Federation of Actors)
FIM (International Federation of Musicians)
FSE (Federation of Screenwriters in Europe)
IAO (International Artist Organisation)
IFJ (International Federation of Journalists)
UNI MEI – UNI – Media, Entertainment and Arts
UVA (United Voice Artists)