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The European Live Music Forum is an international non-profit association for artistic and educational purposes registered in Belgium and as of December 6th 2005 officially recognised by the Ministry of Justice (Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie) - decision reference 6/CH/15.275/S - as a legally constituted organisation.
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. |
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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.
New visa rules threaten dozens of concerts and festivals
A new report from Manifesto Club reveals that more than 20 major arts events have been cancelled or badly affected by new visa regulations which were introduced in the United Kingdom in November 2008. For full press statement, click here.
Visa report highlighted but serious problems remain
While visa issues continue to create controversy between European concert organisers and European Immigration and Visa Authorities, the ELMF / Freemuse white paper ‘Visa / the discordant note’ plays an essential role in various international fora. For full press statement, click here.
Petition ‘against EU visa discrimination of musicians&rsquo
A petition has started ‘against EU visa discrimination of musicians’ after a forced cancellation of the European tour of young Zimbabwean artists Mokoomba due to blocked visas. For full press statement, click here. |
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ELMF EVENTS 2008
February 22nd 2008
ELMF Board meeting in Oslo, Norway
March 6th 2008
ELMF Member Meeting at Royal Garden Hotel Kensington, London, UK 14:00 hrs
March 6th 2008
ELMF Annual General Meeting at Royal Garden Hotel Kensington, London, UK 16:15 hrs
March 6th 2008
ELMF Board Meeting in London, UK at 18:00 hrs
March 27th 2008
ELMF Presentation at Babel Med, Marseille, France
April 3rd 2008
ELMF Executive Board meeting in London, UK at 13:30 hrs
May 13th 2008
ELMF Executive Board meeting in London, UK at 13:30 hrs
October 7th 2008
ELMF Board Meeting in Berlin, Germany
October 31th 2008
The ELMF / Freemuse white paper on visas and work permits is launched at WOMEX i Seville, Spain
March 10th 2009
ELMF Board Meeting
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