On the occasion of the 2024 World Press Freedom Day with a focus on the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis, European press publishers celebrate this fundamental right, key to modern democracies.
European press publishers celebrate World Intellectual Property day
On this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, which focuses on IP and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), European press publishers highlight the role that IP rights, including copyright and related rights, play in promoting innovation, creativity and preserving pluralism at national, regional and global level. IP is a catalyst for economic and social welfare and respect for IPRs must be a key tenet guiding responsible technological development whereby creators and innovators benefit in a fair manner from their work.
European press publishers acknowledge today’s vote and caution against future media regulation as adopted EMFA sets a precedent
The European press publishers’ associations EMMA and ENPA take note of the adoption of the finalised European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) today in the European Parliament Plenary.
Joint statement from European creators and rightsholders on the AI Act
EMMA and ENPA have joined a broad coalition of over 200 European organisations in Europe’s media, cultural and creative sector calling on the EU Member States to show global leadership and approve the AI Act at the COREPER meeting on 2 February.