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The European Live Music Forum is formed by a number of national and international organisations sharing legitimate and direct interest in the various European live music communities. The actions and inactions - legislative, regulatory, financially supportive or otherwise - of the European Union impact on both the present and future working conditions of these communities regardless of whether the point of departure is cultural, commercial or social perspectives on live music.
Music in itself recognises few borders and few, if any, enterprises crosses and indeed transcends national and regional borders on a daily basis to the extent exhibited by the live music sectors. The problems and the development potentials perceived by those existing in an environment where ‘touring’ is a core activity is to a large extent an unutilised resource in the continued development of the EU.
The live music communities encompass many varied — and at times seemingly conflicting — aspects ranging from artists and artist management, copyright issues, concert and festival organisers, arena and venue operators, service providers, safety and insurance concerns, genre related perspectives, the benefits and the potential disruptive dangers of subsidy programs; indeed all the interlocking and interdependent parts of a complex whole.
Creating an arena for shared concerns, consensual analysis, and one strong voice for the united European live music communities is the task that the European Live Music Forum has set out to provide. The present primary concerns of the European Live Music Forum are:
- To encourage the awareness within the Eurpopean Union of the industry as an economic force, in terms of its economic output, its contribution to employment, as well as its ability to help unify Europe through its expressions of the richness and diversity of its cultures.
- To demonstrate live music's value to the social, economic and personal welfare of the peoples of Europe.
- To encourage the development of a larger, more efficient and more competitive market for touring performers.
- To inform the Commission of the likely impact on the live music scene of any impending directives or policies and to, if required, make recommendations on issues which could benefit from EU/EEA action.
- To establish a number of working groups addressing concrete issues of the European live music communities.
- To become recognised by the EU commission as a 'speaking partner' for the live music communities in Europe, in order to encourage their development as part of both the cultural and economic life of the Union.
For more information on the ELMF aims and goals, click here. |
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News
Withholding taxation
ELMF urges all EU member states to abolish source or withholding taxation of non-resident artists and supports the initiative of the Dutch government in this regard. For full press statement, click here.
White paper on visas and work permits launched
European countries need to actively make visa / work permit procedures and access to the European market more flexible, transparent and homogenous for artists, said Hans Hjorth, Executive Manager of the European Live Music Forum ELMF as he launched a white paper on visa issues at Womex, the world music expo in Sevilla,Spain.For a PDF version of the white paper, click here.
ELMF packs it in
At the 2010 annual general meeting of the European Live Music Forum ELMF the current members unanimously decided to dissolve the organisation. See full statement in the 'Home' section. |
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ELMF ACTIVITIES
ELMF is, due to the decision to disolve the organisation, i a state of orderly liquidation. The process is expected to be concluded by the end of 2010.
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