European music sector puts forward shared vision and policy recommendations for a European Strategy for Music

With the conclusion of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the One Voice for European Music initiative is presenting a set of recommendations to strengthen the European music sector. 

Over the past six months, Liveurope has contributed to this collaborative bottom-up effort alongside 20 EU-level organisations, helping to shape a European Strategy for Music. The resulting document outlines a comprehensive vision and actionable policy recommendations to support and empower the different value-chain actors across Europe. 

These recommendations address pressing topics concerning the sector, including the upcoming EU long-term budget, the implementation of the AI Act, the need for improved working conditions for artists, threats to artistic freedom, challenges to music diversity, and intensifying global trade competition. 

Our key takeaways from the strategy include: 

•  Introducing a dedicated music strand within the Creative Europe programme—appropriately funded and specifically tailored to the needs of music organisations and beneficiaries, reflecting the sector’s economic, social, and cultural importance in the EU 
• Establishing of a European Music Observatory—to map, analyse, and monitor the sector’s dynamics and policies, to help the EU formulate relevant and proportionate policy measures 
• Boosting international development for European music, through enhanced support for all aspects of artist mobility, increased funding for diverse programming in venues and festivals, and building on existing initiatives that have proven successful in boosting the cross-border circulation of European repertoire. 

Read the full document here. 

Signatories
AEC – Association of European Conservatoires
CME - Center of Music Ecosystems
CHP – Culture Hub Poland
ECSA – European Composers and Songwriters Alliance
EJN – European Jazz Network
EMEE – European Music Exporters Exchange
EMIA/CAFIM – European Music Instrument Alliance / Confederation of Music Industries 
EMMA – European Music Managers Alliance
Europavox
FIM – International Federation of Musicians
FoMC – Federation of Music Conferences
GESAC – European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers
IMPF – Independent Music Publishers Forum 
Keychange 
Live DMA
Liveurope
MCN - Music Cities Network
MTE - Music Tech Europe
REMA – European Network for Early Music
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