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tax work session, London October 3rd

Our work session on withholding taxes is just around the corner. We are happy to announce that Mr Dick Molenaar, tax expert from Rotterdam who has been lobbying at EU and OECD level for artists to be exempt of taxes while performing abroad, will be joining us. If you wish to contribute virtually to our […]

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FEVIS in Madrid, september 27th-29th

FEVIS Europe is going to Madrid on September 27th-29th in order to attend the GEMA meeting and introduce the European Cooperation project. GEMA is our Spanish partner and gathers independent music ensembles specialized in Early Music. If you are located in Spain, do not hesitate to contact FEVIS in order to organize a meeting at […]

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touring in France – attend our professional breakfast

FEVIS Europe is planning a professional breakfast to answer all the questions you may have on France, its organizers, networks, negotiations and prices, its “artistic trends” and media. This informal meeting is dedicated to independent music ensembles, from medieval to contemporary music, from any country. Guest speaker: Ian Malkin was trained at Lancaster University. He […]

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‘Touring Artists’ in Germany

A new German website TOURING ARTISTS  was launched this summer. With legal counselling provided by lawyers on issues related to mobility – taxes, social security, visas, and so on – this platform allows to find or to ask about any piece of information you need on administrative issues. This website is not dedicated to artistic projects […]

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European Culture Forum 2013

The 2013 edition of the Culture Forum organized by the European Commission will take place on November 4th-6th at BOZAR in Brussels.   1200 professionals of the cultural sector will attend this meeting, which is a key moment for all stakeholders. The programme will be articulated around three major topics: measuring the true value of […]

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Protection sociale: quels sont vos problèmes?

Enquête en ligne sur les questions de protection sociale et de taxation concernant les artistes et les professionnels de la culture en mobilité au sein de l’Union Européenne. On the Move, mène cette enquête suivant une demande du Réseau européen d’experts sur la culture (EENC*). L’objectif de cette enquête en ligne est de collecter, via […]

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work session on taxes, London

The first work session of FEVIS Europe network will take place on October 3rd in London, at the Institut Français in partnership with BureauExport. The subject of the day is taxes (withholding, VAT, etc.) : information sharing and lobbying strategies. 15 agents and ensembles’ managers from the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Italy and France will participate, […]

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ECJ rules on private copying levy

“Yesterday, the European Court of Justice ruled that the collection of a private copying levy on media carriers to ensure a fair compensation for artists may, under certain conditions, be compatible with EU law. According to EU law, the Member States grant, in principle, authors, performers, producers and broadcasting organizations the exclusive right to authorize […]

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EU funds: act before September

 You may find all the details of future EU fundings for 2014-2020 here. A more summarized and analytic content on European fundings will be soon made available to the network members (only). Being a cultural European actor, there are several ways for you to be funded by the EU. You may most probably apply to […]

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European portal project: join our database

The FEVIS French federation and its European network are happy to introduce to you the European portal project. We are currently organizing the digitization of ensembles’ ressources, and collecting all data that you have decided to share. Music scores, audio, video, interviews, live concerts, photos … Do not hesitate to contribute, your ensemble will be […]

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