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EPC media alerts - April 2009Your monthly EU media issues update direct from Europe's leading publishersThe following document is a regularly updated schedule of EU Media issues of interest to the EPC in order to give advance warning to journalists covering EU media issues. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information: heidilambert@hlcltd.demon.co.uk.
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Dates for the diaryEarly 2009 - Media pluralism
More detailEarly 2009 - Media pluralismCommission Communication on media pluralism indicators expected soon with stakeholder conference 8 or 9 June Brussels. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_en.htm
Early 2009 - Media literacyRecommendation from European Commission expected.
10 April 2009 - InternetChild Protection on the Internet, Czech Presidency conference, Prague.
16-23 April - New technologiesConference "Future and Emerging Technologies" - FET09. http://www.eu2009.cz/event/1/467
19-21 April - Internet safetyMinisterial conference on safer internet for children. More info: http://eu2009.cz/event/1/473.
22 April - TelecomsEuropean Parliament plenary Second Reading vote on Electronic communications: common regulatory framework for networks and services, access, interconnection and authorisation and Creation of the European Electronic Communications Market Authority.
23-24 April - CopyrightConference Future of Intellectual Property, Brussels.
30 April - AdvertisingEuropean Alcohol and Health Forum - Open Forum. EPC invited to participate in the "Roundtable on marketing communication and the role of the media".
4 May - CopyrightEuropean Parliament Plenary First Reading vote on the report for extending the "Term of protection of copyright and related rights".
4 May - AdvertisingFirst Reading vote on the report "Energy-related products: indication of the consumption of energy". Specific interest: the provisions related to advertising and commercial communications.
11-13 May - InternetEvent on Future of the Internet: http://eu2009.cz/event/1/2434.
26 May - Digital librariesConference dedicated to the European Digital Library: http://eu2009.cz/event/1/1070.
28-29 May - New Media1st Council of Europe Ministerial Conference on the Media and New Communication Services, Reykjavik, Iceland.
4-7 June 2009 - European Parliament electionsEuropean Parliament elections.
8 or 9 June - Media pluralismStakeholder conference in Brussels. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_en.htm
July 2009 - CopyrightProposals following Green paper on copyright in the knowledge economy consultation.
July 2009 - Work plan for culture 2008-2010In this work plan, the Council calls for the establishment of working groups composed of experts from Member States to invite each Presidency to build on the achievements of the Work Plan as well as to report on the implementation of the latter; to invite the Member States and the Commission to regularly consult the stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Work Plan to ensure the relevance and visibility of the activities; to invite the Commission, in consultation with and on the basis of voluntary contributions from Member States, to report on developments both at mid-term and at the end of the period covered by the Work Plan. Each Member State interested in participating in the work of the working groups will nominate an expert as a member of a working group. The expert should ideally have a mix of operational and policy experience in the relevant field at a national level. Member States can invite other experts or officials to attend the meetings of the working groups as observers. The working groups will submit a mid-term report by July 2009 on the work carried out thus far, which will feed into the final report on the implementation of the Council Work Plan for Culture 2008 - 2010. The Working Plan’s priorities are
For each of the above priorities there are specific actions provisioned, both for the Commission and the Member States with specific timetable and objectives. Cultural education in schools will be of interest as it gives space to mention copyright and respect for IPR. http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/08/st09/st09018.en08.pdf
Second half 2009 - Study on access of young people to cultureThis study will seek to identify obstacles to the access of young people to culture as well as good practices in making this access easier.
Second half 2009 - CopyrightCommission Communication (second) on Creative Content on line.
Late 2009 - Media literacyRecommendation from European Commission expected.
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