Founded in 2005 as an informal network, ECCD brings together 11 national coalitions in a federation. Within the coalitions are professional cultural and creative organisations from cinema, audiovisual, performing arts, editing, music, visual arts and multimedia… These organisations cover all professions in the artistic and cultural sectors such as authors, producers, composers, editors, artists-interpreters, broadcasters…
ECCD work in Brussels to uphold the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and the promotion of cultural diversity which the EU has ratified. To this end, ECCD supports and encourages EU cultural policies that are necessary to underpin the creative industries, creators and our diverse cultures to ensure that they thrive and prosper.
News and Positions
European Discoverability Forum / Who decides what Europe watches, listens to and reads?
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) and MEP Emma Rafowicz are organising the next European Forum on Discoverability / Who decides what Europe watches, listens to and reads? A conference made to explore how to make European works visible, ...
PRESS RELEASE – Canada’s Backtracking on Streaming Platform Obligations: An Incomprehensible Decision
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) express their bewilderment and deep disappointment at the Canadian government’s announcement that it is rolling back the investment obligations imposed on video-on-demand platforms. ...
DISCOVERABILITY: A KEY CONCEPT FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY ONLINE
As cultural experiences increasingly take place online, the conditions under which works are accessed, recommended and shared have fundamentally changed. In this evolving digital landscape, ensuring that audiences can meaningfully ...
Press release: European Parliament seeks to protect creators’ rights in the context of AI – the Commission must act
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD) welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the report on ‘Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence – Opportunities and Challenges’, tabled by MEP Axel Voss. ...