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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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“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
6 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…

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
7 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…

EWC at the Workshop Generative AI and Copyright upon invitation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS
8 months ago
The Committee on Legal Affairs, with the support of the Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs, organised a Workshop “Generative AI and copyright”. The event took place…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BURNING ISSUES FORUM, CULTURE POLICY, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-EVENTS, MEMBERS, NEWS
9 months ago
Where: National Library of Norway, the hall Målstova, Oslo (Norway) When: Saturday 24 May 2025, 13:00-17:15  The program of the forum was developed by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) together…

EWC raises concerns of the Code of Practice procedures: flawed and AI-industry favoring

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, MEDIA, NEWS
9 months ago
Coded for privileged access How Big Tech weakens rules on advanced AI: The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation…

Protect Europe’s Creative Soul! EWC joins Open Letter to Commission

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, CAMPAIGNS, CULTURE POLICY, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence relies on our creative content to function at all. Without it, AI is blind, empty and speechless. Europe’s creative soul is being exploited. Let’s take action! Let’s get…

EWC contribution to the AI Office consultation: Future-Proof AI Act

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EWC-STATEMENTS&PRESS RELEASES, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS
1 year ago
EWC responded to the Multi-stakeholder Consultation FUTURE-PROOF AI ACT: TRUSTWORTHY GENERALPURPOSE AI with the proviso that the premise of this consultation needs formal clarification. The exception(s) for text and data…

THE EWC’s AI TOOL KIT FOR THE BOOK SECTOR

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTRACTS, NEWS, PUBLICATIONS
2 years ago
Recommendations by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) for writers and translators, publishers, booksellers, event organisers and further stakeholders of the book sector for bilateral and contractual agreements and technical requirements.…

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PLR International: EWC is founding member of New Association

December 11, 2025

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

November 24, 2025

EUIPO Conference on Copyright

November 23, 2025

EWC @Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 – Panels & Events

October 14, 2025

Supporting the Call: Keep Europe’s Culture strong

October 4, 2025

Update: Anthropic Copyright Class action

October 4, 2025
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