CRISIS MONITORING

Crisis impact on the cultural, creative and educational ecosystem

EWC welcomed as new stakeholder at the EUIPO Observatory Plenary Meeting

September 19, 2026

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 and discussed ongoing IP policies, impacts, and enforcement. (more…)

How Amazon & Co control European authors, stories, and topics

April 27, 2026

Brussels, 27th April 2026 PDF Statement: Study on Discoverability The malicious Power of Algorithms: How Amazon & Co control European authors, stories, and topics How do readers in Europe discover their new favourite writers? How – and by whom – are buying decisions influenced, and…

Hope in Hungary – Hope from Hungary

April 18, 2026

The EWC shares the hopes of its member assocation Szépírók Társasága – Society of Hungarian Authors in restoring a professional dialogue in order to improve the authors’ rights and working conditions. The EWC fully supports its member in this endeavour! Therefore we are sharing the…

Solidarity with writers in Belarus against increasing repression

April 15, 2026

Statement of the European Writers’ Council Brussels, 15th April 2026 The European Writers’ Council stands in solidarity with writers in Belarus and with our member organisation. We express our support for the statements of PEN International and the International Publishers Association, which draw attention…

The Unseen Sequels: Final monitoring on the Economic Impact of Covid-19

July 19, 2023

The European Writers’ Council publishes the final survey on the lasting consequences of the Corona Crisis 2020-2023, together with recommendations for political decision makers Brussels, July 2023 Supporting writers is supporting diversity, freedom of speech and, ultimately: democracy, education and the mere substance of Europeans…

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem

September 3, 2022

9 March 2022 EWC contribution for the WIPO Information Session on the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem During the WIPO 42nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), an Information Session on the Impact of the Covid-19…

Measuring the crisis in the creative sectors: WIPO study published

May 9, 2022

The WIPO publishes its Study On the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem the Covid-19 at the SCCR/42 meeting Geneva, 9 May 2022 On the occasion of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)/42 meeting of the WIPO Member States…

One Year of Crisis: The Winter of our Discontent

March 2, 2022

The European Writers’ Council publishes its follow-up survey on The Economic Impact of the Covid-19 on Writers and Translators in the European Book Sector 2020-2022 Brussels, 2 November 2021 Already in 2020, the European Writers’ Council study The Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Writers and…

The Winter of our Discontent: 2nd Survey on the Impact of the Corona Crisis

March 1, 2022

1 March 2022 The Winter of our Discontent: 2nd Survey on the Impact of the Corona Crisis 1. The Survey and its results The study was developed, evaluated, written (NG) and designed (MAS) by Miguel Ángel Serrano and Nina George. From the foreword and the…

EWC POSITION PAPER

March 1, 2022

One Year of Crisis: The Winter of our Discontent. The European Writers’ Council publishes its follow-up survey on the Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Writers and Translators in the European Book Sector 2020-2022 and states its position on the results. Brussels, 1 November…

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem

December 1, 2021

PRESS RELEASE One Year of Crisis: The Winter of our Discontent

November 1, 2021

Media information: The European Writers’ Council publishes its follow-up survey on The Economic Impact of the Covid-19 on Writers and Translators in the European Book Sector 2020-2022 Brussels, 1 November 2021 Already in 2020, the European Writers’ Council study The Economic Impact of Covid-19 on…

RE:START CONVERSATIONS Part II – SAVE THE DATE Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 16 June 10.00 CEST – ONLINE

April 13, 2021

IFRRO, together with EVA, EWC and FEP, invite you to save the date for the second Re:Start Conversations session! (more…)

AUTHORS GROUP POSITION – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF ARTISTS AND THE CULTURAL RECOVERY IN THE EU

March 15, 2021

The Authors’ Group is Europe’s leading Authors’ network representing hundreds of thousands of authors, including writers, literary translators, composers, songwriters, film/TV directors and screenwriters in Europe. (more…)

RE:START CONVERSATIONS. Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 17 March 10.00 CET – ONLINE

March 3, 2021

IFRRO, together with EVA, EWC and FEP, invite to the first in a series of online conversations, at which authors, publishers and collective management organisations in the text and image sectors will discuss, together with representatives from the EU Institutions. (more…)

Society of Authors (UK) survey: Two-thirds of authors reporting loss of income during Covid-19

December 22, 2020

15 October 2020 The third real-time survey Authors in the Health Crisis by The Society of Authors (UK) confirms: Two-thirds (65%) of writers, illustrators and literary translators have suffered a loss of income Almost half (49%) say the loss is more than a quarter of…

FEP REPORT: Consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on the book market

July 22, 2020

The Crisis hits the book market in full In this 15-page report, created by the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) on the basis of 70 country and daily reports and including a FOREWORD BY MARIYA GABRIEL, COMMISSIONER FOR INNOVATION, RESEARCH, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND YOUTH, this…

OPEN LETTER: 45 leading cultural personalities call for the European Council to invest in all our creative futures

July 14, 2020

Creators and professionals from the sector call on the EU leaders to be bold and to invest in culture and the arts Brussels, 13 July 2020. 45 leading cultural personalities including President of the EWC Nina George, international bestselling authors Sebastian Fitzek and Nele Neuhaus,…

CRISIS MONITORING

Crisis impact on the cultural, creative and educational ecosystem

EWC welcomed as new stakeholder at the EUIPO Observatory Plenary Meeting

How Amazon & Co control European authors, stories, and topics

Hope in Hungary – Hope from Hungary

Solidarity with writers in Belarus against increasing repression

The Unseen Sequels: Final monitoring on the Economic Impact of Covid-19

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem

Measuring the crisis in the creative sectors: WIPO study published

One Year of Crisis: The Winter of our Discontent

The Winter of our Discontent: 2nd Survey on the Impact of the Corona Crisis

EWC POSITION PAPER

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem

PRESS RELEASE One Year of Crisis: The Winter of our Discontent

RE:START CONVERSATIONS Part II – SAVE THE DATE Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 16 June 10.00 CEST – ONLINE

AUTHORS GROUP POSITION – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF ARTISTS AND THE CULTURAL RECOVERY IN THE EU

RE:START CONVERSATIONS. Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 17 March 10.00 CET – ONLINE

Society of Authors (UK) survey: Two-thirds of authors reporting loss of income during Covid-19

FEP REPORT: Consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on the book market

OPEN LETTER: 45 leading cultural personalities call for the European Council to invest in all our creative futures

CULTURE POLICY

Get in touch

EWC

Related Links

Current Projects