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

September 9, 2026

The EWC will be welcoming members, readers, and guests at the forthcoming Frankfurt Book Fair. Our federation will be represented by President Sebastià Portell, Secretary General Nicole Pfister Fetz as well as Commissioner for Political Affairs and international bestselling author Nina George at the Frankfurt…

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

September 1, 2026

Own-Initiative Report on Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI (2025/2180(INI)), Rapporteur: Hélder Sousa Silva MEP, CULT Submission by the European Writers’ Council (EWC): Europe’s competitiveness does not lie primarily in simply replicating the same model, albeit with a few more legal safeguards.

EWC’ Toolkit for a Perfect Author’s Meeting

August 31, 2026

The EWC created a Toolkit for a Perfect Author’s Meeting with the aim of providing guidance to the organisers when it comes to planning, contacting, hosting and accompanying a reading or a meeting with an author. Toolkit for a perfect author’s meeting by EWC and…

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

“Report on the review of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive / Targeted initiative for a better copyright environment for European creativity and innovation” This initiative by the Directorate General CNECT – Unit I.2 and under the lead of EP Vice-President Henna Virkkunen…

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

June 23, 2026

EWC‘s Annual General Meeting took place in Brussels on 12th, 13th, and 14th June. Words and Poetry as a Meeting Point On Friday, 12th June, EWC began the Annual General Meeting with a Welcome Reception at the Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices (MEDAA),…

Brussels, Belgium, June 2026, AGM EWC. © Fred Guerdin ©eyecone

Critical Voices in Critical Times

June 16, 2026

EWC Statement pdf: EWC Statement adopted by the AGM 2026 The European Writers’ Council (EWC), representing over 260,000 professional authors in the text and book sector, calls for the recognition of the Writer as Critical Infrastructure for the cohesion and integration of our societies. Societies’…

The present delegates of the EWC member associations from all over Europe are reading the statement in a public action in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, 13th June 2026. Picture: (c) eyecone

Defending The Writer as Critical Infrastructure

June 16, 2026

European authors from 27 countries convene in Brussels to defend the role of the Writer as critical infrastructure Brussels, 15th June 2026 Press release The 55 Member organisations of the European Writers’ Council (EWC), representing 260,000 writers and translators from 34 countries, call on governments, public institutions, and cultural stakeholders…

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

June 8, 2026

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

June 1, 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…

Council of Europe says “Yes to Authors’ Rights” and “No to the TDM exceptions for AI” – but when will the European Commission ever see reason?

May 29, 2026

While the 46-nation international organisation PACE, speaking on behalf of 700 million Europeans firmly upholds the values and rights of authors, the EU AI Office persists in its misguided stance on the TDM exception. The EWC calls on the Commission to listen to PACE’s arguments.…

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

May 25, 2026

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…)

The Digital Omnibus on AI is running over European values, rights and fairness

May 13, 2026

The importance of acting quick; but for who? The Digital Omnibus on AI is running over European values, rights and fairness Brussels, 12th May 2026 Our concern (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…

World Book Day – or: The Writer as Critical Infrastructure Remembrance Day

April 23, 2026

Brussels, 23rd April 2026 Celebrating the UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day 2026 – or: (more…)

Stakeholder Roundtable on “Copyright and AI: Navigating Challenges, Risks and Opportunities”

April 22, 2026

EWC-Statement on the occasion of the Stakeholder Roundtable on “Copyright and AI: Navigating Challenges, Risks and Opportunities” (more…)

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…

#thafbtbwbaha – WORLD BOOK DAY 2026

April 16, 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

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…