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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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EWC Analysis of the adopted EP resolution on “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTRACTS, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, NEWS, Statements
1 month ago
Are 420 million euros as compensation for damages done by AI for all authors and artists in Europe enough? EWC analysis of the adopted resolution on “Copyright and generative artificial…

When ART rules: The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTRACTS, EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, MEDIA, NEWS, Statements, WORKING GROUPS
1 month ago
Statement/ press release On 10 March, the EU Parliament voted by 460 to 71, with 88 abstentions, to adopt the now famous “Voss Report”. The European Writers’ Council applauds this…

“The Writer is first – but considered last”: EWC’s submission to the CULT’s Own Initiative Report on CCS in the Age of AI

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, Statements, WORKING GROUPS
1 month ago
“The Writer is first – but considered last”. Written submission by the EWC on the CULT Own Initiative Report (2025/2180(INI)): Six key aspects the authors of the Book Sector urge…

EWC signs Joint Letter by 14 authors’ and performers’ federations to the CULT Committee: Hold up the ART principle in the era of AI

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, FACTS AND FIGURES, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, Statements
1 month ago
Europe’s authors, performers, and other artists and cultural workers call for an ambitious report to safeguard the creative community in the age of AI Joint Letter to the European Parliament’s…

Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS
5 months ago
Joint Statement by EWC and CEATL to call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. (more…)

Update: Anthropic Copyright Class action

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NEWS
6 months ago
update on the Anthropic Copyright Class Action: The settlement website in the Bartz v Anthropic class action is now live and can be found in the link below. It includes…

“A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives”: Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 organisations

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS
9 months ago
Joint statement by a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors regarding the AI Act implementation measures adopted by the European Commission Representing a broad…

EWC’s Position | GPAI Code of Practice & the Template

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, NEWS, WORKING GROUPS
9 months ago
The GPAI Code of Practice is an industry-over-friendly fig leave, and an invitation to a self-service buffet, serving (non-EU) AI companies. It could have been a (more…)

Feedback of the EWC on the DRAFT REPORT on Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (2025/2058(INI))

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, Statements
9 months ago
The European Writers’ Council (EWC) expresses its sincere gratitude for the important and long-awaited strategy and recommendations outlined in the own-initiative draft report Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities…

Code of Practice: EWC and European Human and Civil Rights Organisations urge Commissioner Virkkunen to bring back public transparency

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS
9 months ago
A presentation from the EU Commission about the change to the EU General Purpose AI Code of Practice is raising massive concerns. The Changes implicate the deletion of public transparency…

NEWS

Pivotal Moment in Poland: EWC’s Open Letter on the Act on the Protection of the Book Market

March 27, 2026

UK: YES to Copyright!

March 24, 2026

WIPO’s AIII Launch: EWC’s intervention and appeal to always respect the ART principle

March 17, 2026

UPDATE: EWC Board

March 5, 2026

EWC on the MFF/AgoraEU proposals: “Marginal compared to what Europe’s vibrant cultural landscape offers”

March 4, 2026

EWC Vice President joined the International Conference of the Hellenic Authors’ Society “I write, I translate, I think in the age of Artificial Intelligence – What it means to be a writer today,”

March 2, 2026
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