Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
Info
International Federation of Actors (FIA)
EU Transparency Register
24070646198-51 First registered on 13 Jul 2011
Goals / Remit
Set up in 1952, the International federation of Actors (FIA) represents performers' trade unions, guilds and professional associations around the world. With a membership of approximately 100 affiliates in 73 countries, it mainly voices the professional interests of audiovisual performers, including actors, singers, dancers, variety artists, broadcast professionals and circus artists.
FIA works globally and regionally on any subject matter that may impact on the terms and conditions of the professionals it represents. Its world Congress meets once every four years and its Executive Committee on a yearly basis. FIA also includes several regional and linguistic groups, whose members meet regularly to discuss issues of common interest and also to enlighten the global policy of the federation.
The objects of the Federation are the protection and promotion, on a strictly professional basis, of the artistic, economic, social and legal interests of actors, singers, dancers, variety and circus artists, choreographers, directors, broadcast professionals, etc., organised in national affiliated unions.
FIA’s main objectives and goals are:
a. Promoting the trade union representation of performers;
b. Promoting the intellectual property rights of performers;
c. Promoting agreements between affiliated members, e.g. re: the mobility of performers; the transfer of membership from one union to the other; the protection of the professional interests of performers as they work or seek employment abroad;
d. Safeguarding and campaigning for the development of live performance;
e. Promoting the professional employment of performers working in all media as well as in live performance;
f. Compiling surveys of value to its members;
g. Providing expertise and advice – including legal - on national matters when requested by its members;
h. Advocacing and lobbying to enhance the moral, intellectual property, contractual and social rights of performers at international level and, where relevant, at national level;
i. Conveying and coordinating international solidarity to member unions involved in industrial disputes;
j. Collaborating with the ILO, UNESCO, WIPO, the Council of Europe, all main institutions of the European Union and with other international organisations on all matters of relevance to its members;
k. Organising international congresses, regular conferences and meetings for its members to exchange information and experience;
l. Negotiating agreements with other international organisations on behalf of its members;
m. Supporting its members in their efforts to maintain the principles established by the Federation, where assistance is required beyond their individual capacity.Main EU files targeted
Convention OMPI sur les Interprétations et Exécutions Audiovisuelles
Copie Privée
Extension durée de protection des droits des artistes interprètes de l'audiovisuel
Dialogue Social - Spectacle Vivant
Dialogue Social - Audiovisuel
Directive Gestion Collective
Licences pour l'Europe
TTIP
Consultation de la Commission sur la révision de l'acquis communautaire en matière de propriété intellectuelle
Santé et sécuritéAddress
Head Office
Rue Joseph II, 40
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Apr 2015
Name Start date End Date Dominick LUQUER 28 Apr 2023 27 Apr 2024 Dominick LUQUER 11 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Dominick LUQUER 19 May 2018 18 May 2019 Dominick LUQUER 13 Jun 2017 16 May 2018 Dominick LUQUER 29 Jan 2016 27 Jan 2017 Ms Dearbhal Murphy 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015 Ms Anouk Van Den Bussche 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015 Dominick LUQUER 10 Oct 2014 08 Oct 2015 Ms Camille Richard 10 Oct 2014 08 Oct 2015 Ms Dearbhal Murphy 13 Sep 2013 11 Sep 2014 Mr Stanislas Ide 24 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2014 Dominick LUQUER 24 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2014 Ms Camille Richard 09 Mar 2013 12 Sep 2013 Mr Stanislas Ide 26 Jul 2012 25 Jul 2013 Ms Dearbhal Murphy 26 Jul 2012 25 Jul 2013 Dominick LUQUER 26 Jul 2012 25 Jul 2013 Mr Stanislas Ide 15 Mar 2012 26 Jul 2012 Ms Dearbhal Murphy 15 Mar 2012 26 Jul 2012 Dominick LUQUER 15 Mar 2012 26 Jul 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Dearbhal Murphy (Deputy General Secretary)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Dominick Luquer (General Secretary)
-
Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
-
Networking
Affiliation
As an NGO, FIA enjoys permanent consultative and participatory status with the World Intellectual Property organisation (WIPO); the International Labour Organisation (ILO); UNESCO and the Council of Europe, where it is entitled to advocate the professional interests of the performers it represents. At EU level, FIA is recognised by the Council of Ministers, the Commission and the Parliament, among other institutions, and is regularly consulted on any subject matter pertaining to its field of jurisdiction.
FIA is a member of the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance (IAEA), together with the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) and the International federation of Media and Entertainment Workers (UNI-MEI). The IAEA is itself a member of the Council of Global Unions (CGU) and is recognised by the ITUC as a Global Union Federation. At European level, The European members of FIA are part of the European Arts and Entertainment Alliance (EAEA), together with the European groups of FIM and UNI-MEI. EAEA is a European social partner and a member of the European Trade Union Federation (ETUC).Member organisations
AAA(2565),
MEAA(6210),
GdG-KMSfB(1000),
BSAG(109),
ACOD-Cultuur(298),
CSC-Transcom(300),
CGSP(597),
SATED/ES(86),
SATED/SP(450),
SATED/RJ(1885),
SATED/CE(80),
SATED/MG(250),
UBA(139),
SYNACOB(100),
SCAS(300),
ACTRA(8634),
CAEA(3359),
UDA(4034),
SIDARTE(420),
CICA(46),
SIAC(100),
HDDU(840),
UNEAC(497),
AUC(109),
HA(503),
DAF(1313),
DSF(2076),
FENARPE(502),
ENL(366),
EKTL(70),
FSS(140),
STTL(507),
SNL(1059),
SFA(2171),
ICSTEU(225),
GDBA(715),
VERDI(1098),
GAG(300),
HAU(814),
SDS(1105),
FIL(388),
IE-SIPTU(701),
IUPA(600),
SLC-CGIL(1336),
JAU(1950),
CWU-KAZ(356),
CWU-KYR(200),
LKDAF(167),
LAA(69),
AATM(103)ANDA(2293),
SLCRM(225),
SMPT(555),
ORUUANO(325),
FAAN(500),
FNV-KIEM(2429),
NZAE(133),
AGN(245),
NANTAP(350),
NSF(1054),
NODA(528),
UNAP(172),
SAIP(274),
ZASP(2360),
ZZAP(400),
STE(225),
FAIR(231),
USIS(327),
CWU-RUS(525),
SINGLUS(109),
GLOSA(170),
CONARTE(3500),
FCT-CCOO(150),
TF(3886),
SSRS(301),
SBKV(1088),
CASOD(205),
CWU-UKR(425),
Equity(36100),
SAG-AFTRA(88700),
AEA(5480),
SUA(357),
NATAAZ(300),
CWU-AZE(300),
IFTAU(133),
SHAHAM(1950),
VDO(1800),
BFFS(2500) -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
-
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The European members of FIA are currently involved in a number of projects financed through the European Social Dialogue funding lines. FIA is the lead partner in the project on Reaching out to Atypical workers which is a trade union capacity building project on better engagement with atypical workers. The project runs to the end of 2016.
The Federation is also involved in a project to develop a European Risk Assessment Tool in the Live Performance sector, together with our employer counterparts, Pearle*. We are also participating in the launch project for the European Skills Council for the Live Performance and Audiovisual sectors together with the employer and trade union social partners.Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
7 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.
-
Date 31 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on the living and working conditions of artists and cultural workers. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Aug 2020 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on remuneration rights under the Copyright Directive and impact of the Covid crisis on artists and performers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cross-border obstacles to taxation of performing artists Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with representatives from Pearle and FIA to discuss cross-border obstacles regarding taxation of performing artists Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - David Boublil (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 10 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Collective agreements Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
-
Date 14 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings