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An independent media is a pillar of democracy and an important part of the economy, helping to shape public opinion and hold those in power to account. In recent years, however, there have been increasingly worrying trends across the European Union (EU), as documented in the annual rule of law reports by the European Commission, and by other tools such as the Media Pluralism Monitor. Tabled on 16 September 2022, the proposed European media freedom act (EMFA) would introduce a new set of rules to ...

We wrześniu 2022 r. Komisja Europejska zaproponowała rozporządzenie ustanawiające wspólne ramy usług medialnych na rynku wewnętrznym („europejski akt o wolności mediów”). Podczas pierwszej październikowej sesji plenarnej Parlament ma głosować nad sprawozdaniem Komisji Kultury i Edukacji (CULT). Sprawozdanie przyjęte w głosowaniu byłoby stanowiskiem Parlamentu w negocjacjach międzyinstytucjonalnych z Radą, która uzgodniła swoje stanowisko w czerwcu 2023 r.

The impact assessment (IA) defines in sufficient detail the problem, its drivers and the need to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. While it duly explains that the problems identified affect the 'entire information ecosystem', their geographical scale is not very clear. The IA examines three options, with different packages of measures with a gradually increasing level of approximation of certain aspects of national frameworks relating to media pluralism and independence. Costs and ...

This study, prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the ITRE committee, analyses the Industry 4.0 Initiative which encompasses the digitalisation of production processes based on devices autonomously communicating with each other along the value chain. It considers the potential of the initiative and business paradigm changes and impacts of this transformation. The study assesses the rationale for public intervention and outlines measures that could be adopted to increase the gains and ...

A comparison of the services offers which the European Union has made for the negotiations on the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) shows that, in general, both treaties follow similar approaches and points of difference are minor; both TiSA and TTIP apply a positive listing approach in regards to market access and negative listing in regards to national treatment, and the rules governing market access and national treatment do ...

Many observers believe that Europe is at the beginning of a new industrial revolution, considered to be the fourth such leap forward and hence labelled Industry 4.0. The ubiquitous use of sensors, the expansion of wireless communication and networks, the deployment of increasingly intelligent robots and machines – as well as increased computing power at lower cost and the development of 'big data' analytics – has the potential to transform the way goods are manufactured in Europe. This new, digital ...

In his answers to the questionnaire and during the hearing on 29 September 2014 before the Committee in Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Culture and Education, commissioner-designate Günther Oettinger made a number of commitments.

This report discusses the legal framework applicable to copyright contracts as well as the practices in artistic sectors. A careful revision of the copyright provisions, contractual law principles and case law in 8 Member States is presented together with a more specific analysis of a set of issues particularly relevant nowadays, such as collective bargaining, digital exploitation, imbalanced contracts, and reversion rights, among others. A set of recommendations aiming at improving the level of ...

Przedmiotowe opracowanie zawiera omówienie sektora kulturalnego w Chinach, a także opis aktualnego stanu wymiany kulturalnej między UE i jej państwami członkowskimi, a Chinami. W podsumowaniu znalazły się propozycje dla decydentów politycznych dotyczące możliwości umocnienia takiej wymiany. Przypadek Chin został tutaj potraktowany jako sprawdzian możliwości polityki kulturalnej UE wobec ogółu krajów trzecich.

The focus of the study is the cultural products and services industries in the EU, and similar sectors in the US. There have been a number of definitions of the cultural industries sector proposed by various governments and other agencies, and this study will focus on the following sectors as they are generally acknowledged as the main areas of potential economic impact: • Audiovisual: including cinema, video and DVD • Broadcasting: including television and radio • The music recording industry ...