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Oct 09, 2014

Press releases

European Journalists and Press Publishers urge the Justice Council to maintain current safeguards for Press Freedom in Europe

Following the Council’s orientation debate on the draft General Data Protection (GDPR) Regulation, journalists and press publishers in Europe urge Member States to prevent any weakening of press freedom and give their full support without delay to a robust, directly applicable and legally binding exemption for journalistic data processing in Article 80 of the GDPR.

Sep 30, 2014

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Europe's magazine publishers welcome new president for their representation

Members of the European Magazine Media Association, EMMA, welcome Auke Visser as the new EMMA President, effective as from today. He succeeds David J. Hanger, who is retiring following his nine-year tenure as President of the European association, which represents more than 15.000 magazine publishers publishing over 50.000 titles in both print and digital.

Sep 12, 2014

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EASA Welcomes President Juncker's Focus on Better Regulation

EASA – the European Advertising Standards Alliance , warmly welcomes the newly unveiled team and shape of President-elect Jean Claude Juncker’s European Commission.

Sep 03, 2014

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European press publishers urge the Commission to stop Google's abusive promotion of its own services and restore competition to the digital economy

Publishers and their trade associations call for rejection of a flawed deal and to enforce EU competition law properly to the benefit of consumers, publishers and businesses 

Sep 02, 2014

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EMMA, ENPA and OIP to host event to open a public discussion on fair competition in Europe

The European Magazine Media Association (EMMA), together with the European Newspaper Publishers' Association(ENPA) and the Open Internet Project (OIP) are hosting an event on 10 September in Brussels aimed to promote a public discussion about the need to enforce antitrust regulation and consumer protection in Europe. The event, titled "Internet and Neutral Search: Safeguarding fair competition to the benefit of consumers and businesses in Europe," will bring together online publishers, digital entrepreneurs, consumer organisations, and policy makers.

Jun 03, 2014

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European press publishers reject the suggestion of the Commission-appointed High Level Group on Taxation concerning VAT on print and digital press

European newspaper and magazine publishers have written to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Taxation Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta and Vice President Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) to express their deep disappointment following the publication last week of the Report of the Commission-appointed High Level Group on Taxation of the digital economy.