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Free All Words#FreeAllWords: International Text and Translation Fund of the European Writers‘ Council (EWC) gives a voice to authors from Belarus and Ukraine

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From Input to Output: EWC demands a full transparent “Nutri-Score” for the AI value chain

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, NEWS, Statements
1 day ago
Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Copyright and Human Creativity in the Age of AI From Input to Output: EWC demands a full transparent “Nutri-Score” for the…

EWC calls for a more ambitious stance within the Draft Report 2025/2180(INI): AI is not a tool. Its a threat to our profession, our livelihoods and our working conditions

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, Statements
5 days ago
EWC feedback on the Own–Initiative draft report on Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI (2025/2180(INI)) (PE 786.971)  MIND THE GAP: EWC’s concerns about the treatment of AI…

EWC co-hosted the PLR International Conference in Paris

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, CULTURE POLICY, E-LENDING, EWC-EVENTS, NEWS, PLR, STAKEHOLDERS
3 weeks ago
Shouldn’t we be talking more about public lending right? On 23 and 24 September, the European Writers’ Council (EWC) co-hosted the PLR International Conference in Paris, bringing together over 50…

EWC Welcomes the Launch of a European Literacy Coalition

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CAMPAIGNS, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, CULTURE POLICY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, LITERARY EVENTS, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS, Statements
3 weeks ago
On 22-23 September 2026 the launch took place of a new initiative of the European Commission: the European Literacy Coalition. Earlier in the year, dozens of literacy organisations and partners,…

EWC denounces AI Tech’s practice of shredding books and calls on Europe’s decision-makers to take a firm stand

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, NEWS, Statements
3 weeks ago
Project Panama: When is « too much » going to be enough? The EWC condemns the AI tech practice of « destructively scanning » millions of old or rare European books and calls upon…

EWC welcomed as new stakeholder at the EUIPO Observatory Plenary Meeting

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CRISIS MONITORING, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS
4 weeks ago
From 15th-16th September, the Observatory of the EUIPO in Alicante / Spain held its annual plenary meeting. MEPs, European Commission representatives and IP stakeholders and observers participated in the plenary…

EWC joins forces with altogether 14 organisations to promote improvements of the AgoraEU programme

ARTISTIC FREEDOM, CULTURE POLICY, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS
4 weeks ago
Ensuring AgoraEU can effectively support authors, performers, and other artists and cultural workers across all cultural and creative sectors  Joint comments and voting recommendations on the proposed amendments to the…

EWC is co-founder of the European Literacy Coalition, launched on 22 September 2026

CULTURAL EXCHANGE, CULTURE POLICY, DAY OF EUROPEAN AUTHORS, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS
1 month ago
The Coalition acts as a multi-stakeholder network joining forces to strengthening cooperation to promote literacy and reading in Europe. The initiative is part of the European Commission and its Union…

EWC joined the CommonsDB Final Conference: To register or not, that is the question

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, NEWS, Statements
1 month ago
On 14th September 2026, the CommonsDB consortium (Open Future Foundation, Wikimedia Sverige, Europeana Foundation, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK) and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam)…

AI FOMO leads to turning a blind eye on damages done: EWC’s Response on the Call for Evidence “AI Strategy for the CCS”

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, CONTRACTS, CULTURE POLICY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, Statements
1 month ago
RESPONSE by the EUROPEAN WRITERS’ COUNCIL CALL FOR EVIDENCE FOR AN INITIATIVE (without an impact assessment):“AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors” –Ref. Ares(2026)7389748 – 27/07/2026 To the attention…

NEWS

EWC @ Frankfurt Book Fair: Our Events between 7th-11th October 2026

September 9, 2026

Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI: EWC’s Call for a Change in Europe’s Mindset

September 1, 2026

EWC’ Toolkit for a Perfect Author’s Meeting

August 31, 2026

8 Demands for a sustainable future of Authors’ Right in the era of so-called AI: EWC response on the CALL FOR EVIDENCE

July 1, 2026

EWC AGM 2026 – What we did, decided, learned, exchanged …

June 23, 2026

Critical Voices in Critical Times

June 16, 2026
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