Public broadcasting: Swiss vote sends a powerful signal to Europe
On Sunday 8 March, Swiss citizens rejected by a very large majority (61,9 % of votes) a referendum aimed at weakening the funding of national public broadcasting service through a …
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PRESS RELEASE: New ambition for cultural diversity and AI at UNESCO: the European Union must be the driving force
At the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity, Member States expressed almost unanimous support for the development of an additional protocol aimed …
ECCD Conference-Debate about the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention photos and videos
The ECCD together with MEP Emma Rafowicz celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the European …
PRESS RELEASE: European Coalitions call for urgent action to safeguard cultural diversity in the digital and AI age in the EU
At the conclusion of the debate organised by the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) at the European Parliament on 19 November, held to mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s …
Meet our panellists – Conference-Debate at the European Parliament | Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity
Date and time: November 19, 18:00 Venue: Spinelli Room 3G2, European Parliament, Brussels Followed by a cocktail reception. REGISTER HERE Co-organised by ECCD and MEP Emma Rafowicz, the special conference-debate …
Meet our panellists – Conference-Debate at the European Parliament | Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity
Date and time: November 19, 18:00 Venue: Spinelli Room 3G2, European Parliament, Brussels Followed by a cocktail reception. REGISTER HERE Co-organised by ECCD and MEP Emma Rafowicz, the special conference-debate …
PRESS RELEASE: The European Coalitions salute the adoption of a resolution defending Cultural Diversity and the AVMS Directive
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) strongly welcome and applaud European Parliament’s adoption of an important motion for resolution defending Europe’s cultural diversity and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive …
SAVE THE DATE: Conference-debate celebrating 20 years of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) and MEP Emma Rafowicz invite you to a conference–debate at the European Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2005 UNESCO Convention …
Press release: European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity regret the absence of culture in the EU State of the Union Adress
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity regret the absence of any mention of “culture” in the 2025 State of the Union Address delivered by President Von der Leyen to the …
Press release – US tariffs: European culture must not be used as a bargaining chip
The United States has just announced a 30% increase in customs duties on European products from 1 August, unless a trade agreement is signed by then. In response to this …
A Global Declaration for Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity and cultural sovereignty
A global petition was launched today by representatives from the film and audiovisual sectors across the world, calling on all governments to stand firm and safeguard the systems that support independent …
Press release: Unacceptable US threats against EU digital regulations which apply without discrimination to all companies, US, European or not
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) express their deep concern about the memorandum signed by the President of the United States on 21 February, which calls into question the …