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Press Release: European Writers’ Council – AGM 2026, Brussels

Press Release European authors from 27 countries convene in Brussels to defend the role of the Writer as critical infrastructure Brussels, 8th June 2026 EWC turns Brussels into the European Capital of Literature From 12th to 14th of June 2026, Brussels is turning into the…

EWC Position Paper on the 5th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (EU) 2019/790 on 7th June 2026

Dear Member States, dear European Commission: Thanks for nothing! The Directive (EU) 2019/790, once praised as a milestone for protecting authors and intended to close the value gap, is today suffering from massive misinterpretations. National implementations leave book authors with no means of enforcement and…

WIPO’s 48th SCCR – increasing pressure on human authors

From 19th to 22nd May, at World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO’s 48th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and related Rights (SCCR), the European Writers’ Council was represented by Secretary General Nicole Pfister Fetz on site in Geneva and remotely by Commissioner for Political Affairs Nina George. (more…)

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

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

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…

#thafbtbwbaha – WORLD BOOK DAY 2026

Spotlight to authors AND: The Human Authors Face Behind The Book Written By A Human Author #thafbtbwbaha On 23rd of April is World Book Day 💡and: We, the EWC, are asking for a tiny bit of help to spread the word who’s behind the books from…

Solidarity with writers in Belarus against increasing repression

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…
© Macaulay Taylor | Society of Authors - Creative organisations gather outside the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology ahead of the announcement.

UK: YES to Copyright!

AI versus authors: UK says Yes to Copyright – to the dismay of big tech and their political allies. Important step for authors and artists The EWC congratulates its member, the Society of Authors (SoA), on successfully defending copyright against government attempts to undermine it!…

UPDATE: EWC Board

The EWC Board is very pleased that, at its extraordinary Board Meeting of 23rd February 2026,  Sebastià Portell was elected unanimously as interim President of the EWC, following Grażyna Plebanek who had resigned on 17th February. Portell, until now a member of the Board, is…

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