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Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE)
EU Transparency Register
642670217507-74 First registered on 26 May 2015
Goals / Remit
FSE is a network of national and regional associations, guilds and unions of writers for the screen in Europe. In 2017, it comprises 25 members from 20 countries, representing more than 6,000 writers in Europe, as well as 6 partner members.
The general goals of the FSE, listed in the statutes of the association, are the following:
The defence of freedom of expression and artistic creation within the audiovisual field.
b) The defence and protection of national cultural identity and diversity of members in
the audiovisual field.
c) The promotion of screenwriters' work.
d) The defence and protection of moral and pecuniary rights and interests of
screenwriters, acting in all sectors of the audiovisual field.
e) The harmonisation of Intellectual Property legislation at European level and within the
member states of the European Union on the most favorable terms for screenwriters.
f) The development of a cooperation network with natural or legal entities, of private or
public nature, which develop similar activities in the audiovisual field.
g) The support of its members' demands for the defence of their interests in their
respective countries.
The common concerns of European writers are reflected in policy documents agreed by the member organisations:
- the FSE Three Year Plan 2015-2018: http://www.scenaristes.org/pdfs/fse%203y%20plan%202015_2018.pdf
- the European Screenwriters Manifesto: http://www.scenaristes.org/pdfs/Manifesto%20FSE%20english.pdf (Nov. 2006)
- and the Founding Charter of the FSE (June 2001).
The FSE is monitoring European debates and legislative issues. The FSE launches campaigns in favour of screenwriters’ rights, collaborates with other creators’ groups on joint campaigns and seeks constructive dialogue with the other creative forces of the audiovisual sector.
The FSE produces and distributes a series of information leaflets on various issues of concern to the screenwriters. It also organizes major events where screenwriters debate on the new challenges of their profession (FSE European Screenwriters Award, World Conference of Screenwriters).
The FSE is also active at international level, works closely with the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) and keeps contacts with other writers’ organisations around the world.Main EU files targeted
Copyright reform
Digital Agenda
Net Neutrality
Creative Europe programme, Media
Issues related to collective bargaining for freelance workers, especially in the digital environment
CultureAddress
Head Office
c/o UNI-Europa
rue Joseph II, 40
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Mar 2018
Name Start date End Date Mr David Kavanagh 01 Apr 2017 31 Mar 2018 Mr David Kavanagh 21 Jan 2016 20 Jan 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr David Kavanagh (Executive Officer)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Robert Taylor (President)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
European Audiovisual Observatory
http://www.obs.coe.int/en/about/advisory-committee
WIPO
http://www.wipo.int/members/en/organizations.jsp?type=NGO_INT
CW!
Creativity Works!
http://creativityworks.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Recent activities (2014-2017):
EVENTS
November 2017: 2nd FSE European Screenwriters Award
October 2016: Joint conference IAWG/FSE/Guilde Française des Scénaristes, Paris
June 2016: Partner of the Creators Conference, Brussels
September 2015: FSE European Screenwriters Award (Brussels)
March and May 2015: Experts meetings on screenwriters' rights - for better contracts in the online environment (in collaboration with FERA and SAA).
October 2014: 3rd World Conference of Screenwriters (Warsaw)
PUBLICATIONS
Somebody Wrote It - Better contractsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
4 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 23 Oct 2018 Location Strasbourg Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fair remuneration of authors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists