EUROPEAN MUSIC OFFICE

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EUROPEAN MUSIC OFFICE

• An international non-profit association promoting
  diversity and representing the interests of
  European music professionals

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Main Points

• Presentation of the European Music Office
• Culture Program 2000 pilot projects
• Culture Program 2007-2013
• Political momentum Open Method of Cooperation
  (OMC)
• Cross-sectoral funding opportunities

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EMO Members

• Authors right societies, music export offices,
  music information centres

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Aims

• To facilitate the circulation of works, artists
  and productions.
• To encourage the development of
• professional organisations in the European
  music sector.
• To have a specific program for music in the
  cultural program like the MEDIA program for
  audiovisual.

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Cultural Program 2000Pilot Projects

• The Culture Program 2000 was not open to the
  cultural industries therefore the European
  Commission agreed to finance a number of pilot
  projects lead by EMO
• - European Tour Support (supported 50 artists)
• - European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP)
  (Eurosonic NL)
• - New York export Office
• - China export Office
• - Music Export Handbooks (13 countries)
• All these projects were well received from the
  music professionals and the Commission.

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Cultural Program 2007

• EMOs lobbying resulted in the inclusion of the
  cultural industries in article 3 of the Agenda
  for Culture, making them eligible under the
  Culture Program 2007.
• BUT the pilot actions were resubmitted and
  rejected under the framework of the new Culture
  Program 2007.
• In the last Call out of 77 projects selected not
  one represented the cultural industries, this
  questions the implementation of the EU policies.

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Political Momentum

• Open Method of Cooperation (OMC)
• The OMC has lead to the creation of the Culture
  Platforms.
• EMO will participate in the Culture Platform
  Cultural and Creative Industries
• This structured dialogue will push EMOs main
  aim of having a specific Program for music in the
  Cultural Program 2013 like the MEDIA program for
  audiovisual.
• This will mean to carry out real structuring and
  stimulating mechanisms to fund cultural
  industries through accompanying actions.

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Political Momentum

• EMO represented the cultural industries in the
  High Level Forum for Mobility initiated by the
  Commission with the aim to present a strategic
  report to create political awareness and a base
  on which the French Presidency can take up the
  issue at a political level.
• European Parliament adopted 2 reports on the
  cultural industries thanks to MEP Guy Bono
  stating a need for a specific program for music.
• The Commission will present a Green Paper on
  Cultural and Creative Industries in 2009

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Cross-Sectoral Funding

• 2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation
• Culture in EU Development Cooperation
• EU development cooperation Investing in People
• Support program to cultural industries in ACP
• DG Relex Delegations
• E-Content Plus
• Youth in Action

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2009 European Year of

• Creativity and Innovation
• Cross-cutting initiative focusing on education
  and culture, but also other policy domains such
  as enterprise, media, research, social and
  regional policy and rural development.
• 2008 Year of Intercultural Dialogue
• EMO Hip Hop project Diversidad!
  http//www.myspace.com/diversidadexperience

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Culture in EU Development

• New thematic programme Investing in People
• Culture as a tool for development in partner
  countries.
• Budget 2007-2013 50 million
• Promoting actions in the field of
• cultural diversity,
• intercultural dialogue,
• peoples access to culture
• access for cultural artifacts to foreign markets.
  
• Next Call for proposals 2nd half of 2008 7
  million
• More info http//ec.europa.eu/development/policie
  s/9interventionareas/humandev/humandevculture_en.c
  fm

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• ACP Countries
• Support program to Cultural Industries in ACP
  countries (African, Caribbean, Pacific)
• 9th European Development Fund (EDF).
• 6.3 million
• Call to be published in June 2008
  http//www.acpsec.org/index.htm
• Ex BEMA Music Export Office Africa

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• DG Relex (External Relations)
• EU-India Cross Cultural Programme
• Budget 30 million 2007-2010
• EC Delegation in Brazil http//www.delbra.ec.euro
  pa.eu/pt/index.asp 
• ECD Delegation in Argentina http//www.delarg.ec.
  europa.eu/es/index.htm
• EC Delegation in China http//www.delchn.ec.europ
  a.eu/

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E-Content Plus

• Multiannual Community programme to make digital
  content in Europe more accessible, usable and
  exploitable.
• Addresses specific market areas where development
  has been slow, like Culture.
• Main areas of this programme is the Digital
  libraries.
• Budget 2008 42.5 million.
• Deadline Call for proposals, 9 September 2008.
  http//ec.europa.eu/ict_psp/

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Youth in Action

• Budget 885 million 2007-2013
• Promoting mobility within and beyond the EU's
  borders, non-formal learning and intercultural
  dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all
  young people (13-30), regardless of their
  educational, social and cultural background.
• http//ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programm
  e/doc443_en.htm

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Contact Information

• European Music Office Tel[phone]Rue du
  Trône, 51 Fax[phone]B-1050
  Brussels www.emo.orgBelgium