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European Writers' Council

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founded 1977, 53 national professional writers’ and literary translators’ associations and unions in 34 European countries, representing >250 k Writers, standing up for human rights

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/06/2026
A collective and multi-language reading, in front of the European Parliament, of the EWC Statement, highlighting the importance of remembering that writers are the first spark in the creation of books and also the first step for a more democratic, more critical, and more pluralistic society.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/06/2026
One of the most inspiring moments of 26's AGM was when EWC and their members organisations delegates gathered for our public action: reading “Critical Voices in Critical Times”, You can read the full statement at our website: europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260615_defen...
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HOME - EWC - European Writers Council
EWC is a NGO constituted by currently 55 writers’ and literary translators’ associations & unions in 34 European countries (EU Member States, EEA countries Iceland and Norway & Belarus, Macedonia, Mon...
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I‘ve been running creative writing and illustration workshops for kids for more than twenty years. I wrote this piece for the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu about how *devastating* this tech could be for children’s creativity. #SpeirGorm #AI #GenAI againstwritoids.org/the-claw-in-...
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THE CLAW IN THE GLASS BOX: CHILDREN, ART AND AI – AGAINST WRITOIDS
the author reflects on the artist's path of learning through the whole life and how a today kid shall face a new world in which learning is considered as not important, while result is.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/06/2026
Excellent and very strong article about how copyright is undermined and the necessity for authors to standing up together #genai #stopthesteal @ninageorgenovelist.bsky.social
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/05/2026
Further Limitations and Exceptions In the existing copyright mean a weakening for Authors. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260525_wipo_... Pressure on human authors and the exploitation of their works increases, budgets for education and culture are cut, Big tech is disrespecting authors’ rights & culture
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/05/2026
Further Limitations and Exceptions In the existing copyright mean a weakening for Authors. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260525_wipo_... Pressure on human authors and the exploitation of their works increases, budgets for education and culture are cut, Big tech is disrespecting authors’ rights & culture
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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"One in two fiction writers receives no advance payment for their book." From the EWC position paper on #CopyrightDirective europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260601_ewc-p... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/05/2026
Postponing the protection of Europe and its people so that Big-Tech is benefitting from the absence of rules is NOT helping Europe. We express its concern regarding the provisional agreement via the DIGITAL OMNIBUS - sold as „simplifications“ though truly DE-REGULATIONS #ai #digitalomnibus
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/05/2026
We, the EWC, urge European legislators to be truly quick and efficient in finding solutions that can guarantee scrupulous respect for the rights of European authors, instead of postponing an important regulation europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260512_dig_o...
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Grace Tierney @wordfoolery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Today is #worldbookday26, #CopyrightDay, and English Language Day. The Irish Writers' Union and @europeanwriterscouncil.eu are showing the faces behind the books. We're not AI, and copyright law protects our earnings. #protecthumanauthors My books wordfoolery.wordpress.com/my-books/
Words the Sea Gave Us by Grace Tierney - paperback blue and white with wave motif. One of four in the series about the history of English words - sea, eponyms, vikings, and Christmas.Grace Tierney 2026
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
European Writers' Council: Celebrating the UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day 2026 – or: For the EWC: The Writer as Critical Infrastructure Remembrance Day europeanwriterscouncil.eu/behindeveryb... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #behindeverybook #namethetranslator #xl8
Celebrating World Book Day. 
The writer as critical infrastructure.
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Katherine Mezzacappa @katmezzacappa.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Celebrating #worldbookday2026 with #luciedumas #irishwritersunion @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #thehumanauthorsfacebehindthebookwrittenbyahumanauthor #thafbtbwbaha #writingcommunity Any #author can join in, union member or not #protecthumanauthors #worldbookday26 #humanauthorsfirst #behindeverybook
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 19/03/2026
At the presentation of the selected experts within the Technical Exchange Network (TEN), EWC' Secretary General Nicole Pfister Fetz reminded the Member States and organisers about this and to follow the ART principle* *Authorisation – Remuneration - Transparency.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 19/03/2026
EWC at the WIPO Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2603_wipo-ai... On the occasion of the launch of the AI Infrastructure Interchange - AIII its important to develop measures for a meaningful marking and labeling of AI (re)produced products.
Graphic on white background about the WIPO Conference in Geneva on 17th March 2026, EWC-Logo - European Writers'
Council
Doing the Rights thing since 1977 -  in the upper left

Title: 
WIPO, A.R.T.*, IP & Alll

with a picture in black and white of Nicole Pfister Fetz
EWC Secretary-General, speaking in the Audience on the topic of the launch of 
Artificial Intelligence
Infrastructure
Interchange (AIlI) 

how important it is to respect - EWC' ART-Principle - standing for Authorisation
Remuneration
TransparencyGraphic on white background about the WIPO Conference in Geneva on 17th March 2026, EWC-Logo - European Writers'
Council
Doing the Rights thing since 1977 -  in the upper middle of the pic

Quote: 
WE support dialogue
to build up responsible infrastructure
respecting cultural & sectorial diversity, regional variety & different levels s of economic capacities.

with a picture in black and white of Nicole Pfister Fetz
EWC Secretary-General, speaking in the Audience on the topic of the launch of 
Artificial Intelligence
Infrastructure
Interchange (AIlI) 

how important it is to respect - EWC' ART-Principle - standing for Authorisation
Remuneration
TransparencyGraphic on white background about the WIPO Conference in Geneva on 17th March 2026, EWC-Logo - European Writers'
Council
Doing the Rights thing since 1977 -  in the upper middle of the pic

Quote: 
Book authors are the most ripped off group by Al development and harmed by competing Al products keep the
dialogue always under the EWC A.R. T.-principle

with a picture in black and white of Nicole Pfister Fetz
EWC Secretary-General, speaking in the Audience on the topic of the launch of 
Artificial Intelligence
Infrastructure
Interchange (AIlI) 

how important it is to respect - EWC' ART-Principle - standing for Authorisation
Remuneration
Transparency
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Heike Specht @heikespecht.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Herbert Wehner nannte sie despektierlich die "Dame Lepsius". Überhaupt hatten einige Herren in der SPD ihre Mühe mit Renate Lepsius, war sie doch eine entschiedene Kämpferin für die Gleichstellung der Frau. Als 1976 das Ehe-u Familienrecht reformiert wurde, setzte sie den 1/3
Portrait Renate Lepsius
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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 18/03/2026
If you want to survive the publishing industry, you need the mindset of an elite athlete.
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Publishing Is an Endurance Sport: What Elite Athletes Can Teach Writers About Publishing
Author and elite athlete Blair Northen Williamson shares five lessons elite athletes can teach writers about publishing.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026
MEPs state major key principles, reminding Europe that EWC’ ART principle is no longer to be overlooked: the report clearly states that works have been used with neither Authorisation, nor Remuneration, or any Transparency.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026
The vote on the resolution “Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence – opportunities and challenges”, led by MEP Axel Voss, is a clear landmark for authors’ rights legislations, not only in Europe, but in the world.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026
Since years now and specifically since the display of the first ChatGPT in December 2022, authors have fought to have their voice heard in Europe, EWC standing along with 13 European federations of authors and performers, representing millions of cultural professionals across Europe.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026
[…], clarify the overinterpreted TDM exception, set red lines that all AI companies should not cross and have authors’ rights legislations applied respectfully.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026
🎉When ART rules : The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss-Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI, and calls on now the EU Commission and the EU Council to adopt the long-needed approach to rebalance the unjust market, […]
Text- Graphic on white background with vertical text: EWC news
Horizontal headline in turquoise: When ART rules.
Further text:
EWC welcomes the adoption of the ‚Voss-Report‘, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of Gen-AI.

Below in the graphic on the middle to left side is the European Flag and on the right side the Voting chart on on the TopicText- Graphic on white background with logo of the European Writers’ Council in the upper left corner.

Horizontal headline in turquoise: When ART rules.
Further text:
The vote on the resolution ‚Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence- opportunities and challenges ‚, led by MEP Axel Voss,
is a clear landmark
for authors‘ rights legislations, 
Not only in Europe,
but in the world.

Below in the graphic on the middle to left side is the European Flag and on the right side the Voting chart on on the TopicText Graphic on dark blue background, in the upper middle of the graphic is the logo of the European Weiters‘ Council in white
Right side Vertical Text: A.R.T. - which stands for EWCs demands: Authorisation, Remuneration, Transparency.

Text: EWC calls on the
EU Commission & the
EU Council to [...] rebalance the unjüst market, clarify the overinterpreted TDM exception, set red lines that all Al companies should not cross and: have authors' rights legislations applied respectfully.Text Graphic on dark blue background 
In the upper middle is the EWC logo in white.
Vertical Text in outlined turquoise letters on the right side: A.R.T. 
About in the upper middle horizontal down to the below there are three words in white color: 
AUTHORISATION
REMUNERATION
TRANSPARENCY
and in the very last part the text:

because it's only way to go & right and fair to demand and to respect
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/02/2026
Meeting in person with #friends, partners and colleagues of other associations, EU administration and officials, to meet new friends and the old ones again. @euvisualartists.bsky.social @fep-fee.bsky.social @ceatl.bsky.social @monika-pfundmeier.com @eyshans.bsky.social
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/02/2026
Some #impressions from our first EWC’s in-person Board meeting of the new Board, elected in May. We were massively looking forward to - and also very much rewarded with #inspiring encounters and talks at - the network cocktail on Wednesday evening.
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
L – Licensing, not scraping: support a statutory licensing scheme for AI training that provides a lawful, transparent route for AI developers to access creative works, ensuring fair payment and attribution to creators
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
C – Consent first: clarify the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) to ensure creators’ works cannot be used to train GenAI models with explicit, prior consent
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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Kate Tough on the threat of AI translations. themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
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Books, AI, and the Future of Translation
By Kate Tough
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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 07/12/2025
In einer #Demokratie, in einer Gesellschaft, ist Kultur der GESTALTUNGSRAUM, in dem wir uns begegnen, Ideen austauschen, über unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und voneinander lernen. #Literatur ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil davon.
Kultur & Gesellschaft

In einer Demokratie, in einer Gesellschaft,
ist Kultur
der Gestaltungsraum,
in dem wir uns begegnen,
Ideen austauschen, über unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und voneinander lernen. Literatur ist ein wesentlicher Teil davon.Culture & Society

In a democracy, in a society,
culture is
the creative space
in which we meet,
exchange ideas, negotiate our society and values, and learn from each other. Literature is an essential part to it.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025
Sebastià Portell, member of EWC’ Board, wrote an in-depth article about AI and authors' rights (in Catalan and also translated into Spanish) for The New Barcelona Post. He also summarizes the work EWC has been doing in the last three years. www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...
Grafik with picture of the authors and member of the EWC board, Sebastià Portell, with Statement: 
“Authorization,” “Remuneration,” and “Transparency.” These three concepts are basic notions found in international intellectual property legislation, which should prevail over any technology or reality that may arise subsequently.Grafik with picture of the authors and member of the EWC board, Sebastià Portell, with Statement in Catalan: 
AUTORITZACIÓ, REMUNERACIO,
TRANSPARENCIA [...]
Són nocions bàsiques que podem
trobar al conjunt de la legislacio intemacional sobre
propietat intellectual QUE HAURIA DE PREVALDRE SOBRE QUALSEVOL techologia o realitat
nascuda posteriorment.Grafik with picture of the authors and member of the EWC board, Sebastià Portell, with Statement in Spanish: 
AUTORIZACIÓN, REMUNERACIÓN,
TRANSPARENCIA [...]
son nociones básicas que encontramos en la legislación intemacional
soore propiedad intelectual QUEI DEBERÍA PREVALECER SOBRE CUALQUIER Lechologia o realidad surgida postenormente.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025
thanks for sharing! :)
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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here: www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
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Books cannot be translated in a click!
CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...
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Catharine Cellier-Smart | Smart Translate @smart-translate.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🤖 Books cannot be #translated in a click: @ceatl.bsky.social & the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
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Books cannot be translated in a click!
CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025
The use of copyrighted material for the development of generative speech, text, image, or audio works shall accordingly stay subject to a licence reservation. Already in July 2023 EWC has announced a statement about the A.R.T. principle and Generative AI.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025
ART and CULTURE. If we allow writoids to replace writers, instead of protecting them, we will simply lose humanity. Let's NOT protect machines, lets´s protect humans and human art. To do so, the A.R.T.-principle is a crucial base.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025
Authorisation, Remuneration Transparency. The basis of world copyright law in its form as Authors’ Rights, always places the author at the centre. Even more with the upcoming challenges from Gen A.I. we should be much further ahead by now, and not deny ourselves what makes us most human: #ai
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025
Let’s defend ourselves against the logics of mere profit. Let’s keep fostering an industry that nurtures a love of reading of works written, translated, illustrated and published by human beings. #ai #humanwork #protectartists #translation #copyright #StandUpForEurope
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Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers Council
Due to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025
Instead of just trying to go the easy way and to just make the cut for one's self: Let’s protect writers’ and translators’ work, their diverse creativity and their livelihood. Let’s protect culture and champion rich human creativity.
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Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers Council
Due to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025
Most AI models have been unlawfully trained on copyright-protected works without consent, attribution or remuneration of writers&translators - aka: our work has been stolen. This new offer should be a wake-up call for ALL players in the global book sector. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2511_jl_ceat...
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Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers Council
Due to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025
Due to Kindle's latest offer @ceatl.bsky.social & EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. As Amazon announced to launch Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation “service”, for selected Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors for free.
Graphic element with text:
JOINT LETTER
CEATL & European Writers' Council 
WE 
STAND UP FOR HUMAN TRANSLATORS 
OUR RIGHTS
our Work
Our Minds
The background is filled with the word SOLIDARITY  and the picture of the joint letter of the 2 organisationsgraphic with text: 
 Let's keep fostering an industry
that nurtures A LOVE OF READING OF WORKS WRITTEN,
TRANS AILO. ILLUSTRATED' &
PUBLISHED
by HUMAN beings!

in the header is the logo of the European Writers' Council: 
European Writers'
Council
Doing the Rights thing since 1977graphic with text: 
 Amazon's recent announcement to
launch Kindle translate,, a new Al-powered translation "service", should be a wake-up call for all players in the
global book sector.

in the header is the EWC logo: EWC
Doing the Rights thing since 1977
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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025
Das IST anstrengend, das ist aufwändig. Der Return on Invest #roi setzt erst mit Verzögerung ein. Kürzungen in diesem demokratischen Gestaltungsraum vorzunehmen, heißt: Räume zu verengen, abzuschaffen, Möglichkeiten zu löschen und unsere #Zukunft und Demokratie auf Spiel zu setzen.
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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025
Kultur ist #Gestaltungsraum einer #Demokratie. Raum, in dem wir ins begegnen, uns austauschen, unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und: voneinander lernen. Kultur - das ist nicht nur ein Werk als Ergebnis, #Kultur ist Prozess - wie auch Demokratie Prozess und Weiterentwicklung ist.
Grafik mit Text und Foto der Autorin.

Kultur ist #Gestaltungsraum einer #Demokratie.
Raum, in dem wir ins begegnen, uns austauschen, unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und: voneinander lernen.
Kultur - das ist nicht nur ein Werk als Ergebnis, #Kultur ist Prozess - wie auch Demokratie Prozess und Weiterentwicklung ist.
Das IST anstrengend, das ist aufwändig. Der Return on Invest #roi setzt erst mit Verzögerung ein.
Kürzungen in diesem demokratischen Gestaltungsraum vorzunehmen, heißt: Räume zu verengen, abzuschaffen, Möglichkeiten zu löschen und unsere Zukunft und Demokratie auf Spiel zu setzen.
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025
thx for sharing!
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025
Hold those ones accountable who exploit and want to profit from our work and knowledge without contributing to growth and evolvement. @monika-pfundmeier.com @ninageorgenovelist.bsky.social
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025
EWC - speaking for over 250.000 authors in Europe - demands: @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social Use your power. Stand up for Europe and Europe’s Culture and Creatives!
Graphic with Text: 
European Writers' Council demands from Politics:
STAND UP for Europe, Europe's Culture and Creatives!

Hold those ones accountable who exploit and want to profit
from our work and knowledge without contributing to growth and evolving.Graphic with Text:
Essential!!!
NO: handy Giveaway useful to greedy, shortsighted,
spineless players.
Europe's Creatives & CultureGraphic quoting Nina George, EWC Political Commissioner: 
Europe's decision
makers are prepared to throw individual rights under the (Omni)bus to make it easier for non-EU oligopolies
to exploit us.
EWC warns: 
this is the sell-out of Europe's strength and independenceGraphic with Text: 
EWC calling on all creators, on all of us. The future is on ALL of us. 

"The key is to GET,
to BE organised.
We have to be standing solidly, protecting ourselves as individuals and protecting European society & culture.

Let's get organised. For real!

quoting Monika Pfundmeier, EWC 2nd Vice President
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Morgen!
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Michael Albert @michlalbrt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
"Jeder Mensch hat ein Recht auf ein würdiges Leben. Es ist nicht nur verfassungswidrig, wenn die Regierung das Existenzminimum angreift. Es ist auch moralisch nicht tragbar, Menschen nach ihrem Nutzen einzustufen."
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/10/2025
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2510_ewcfbm/
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EWC @Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 - Panels & Events - EWC - European Writers Council
Meet us! Discuss with us, get informed, get inspired! In several panels we exchange about the most burning topics for writers and literature – and also come together to connect. Our Panels & Networkin...
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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/10/2025
Friday 17 October, 15:00-15:30, Stand IG Autorinnen Autoren, hall 3.1 / F20 How are we going, the authors in Europe? Discussion in German – live and on air. And: more on our Website. #ewc #writersofeurope #fbm #fbm25 #ai #ourfuture
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