Position papers

May 4th, 2023 Live Content Coalition members welcome the Recommendation on combatting online piracy of live events but need a quicker review

March 10th, 2023 Comments to the DHS proposed rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and other Changes

February 27th, 2023 192 cultural organisations call to the European Commission on US artist visas costs increase

February 16th, 2023 Contribution to the public consultation for the Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness

February 15th, 2023 Live Content Coalition responds to the EC's call for evidence on online piracy of live content

February 8th, 2023 Open letter from the European Sectoral Social Partners to the European Commission

January 12th, 2023 Open letter for an eDeclaration for postings of workers within the EU

January 8th, 2023 European disability card: Call for evidence for an impact assessment

December 6th, 2022 Statement of the European Social Partners of the Live Performance Sector on the energy crisis

November 8th, 2022 New statement from the Wider Spectrum Group on the allocation of the UHF band “Broadcasting and PMSE need preservation of the current rules (no change) regarding the allocation of the UHF band”

October 3th, 2022 Pearle* FIM statement on Pernambuco

September 23th, 2022 Energy crisis: an urgent call to the EU and Member States to secure live performance events and support cultural organisations

September 19th, 2022 Call to Action on online piracy

August 11th, 2022 response of Pearle to consultation on draft RSPG Opinion on WRC-23

August 5th, 2022 Response of the Wider Spectrum Group to the RSPG public consultation on WRC-23 preparation

July 25th, 2022 Commission's call for evidence in preparation of a WRC-23

July 15th, 2022 CITES and musical instruments certificates - joint statement at EC stakeholder meeting on 15 July joint statement of Pearle*, FIM, CFSI

July 15th, 2022 Pernambuco and bows for string musical instruments - statement at EC stakeholder meeting 15 July conservation of paubrasilia echinata or pernambuco and use for bow making

June 30th, 2022 European broadcasting and cultural industry call to Europe to secure UHF broadcasting spectrum

June 21th, 2022 Joint opinion social partners live performance following EP resolution on social situation of artists and the recovery response to the EC question in reply to the EP call on a European status of the artist

May 17th, 2022 Revision of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) Regulation

May 10th, 2022 Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) - Pearle contribution

March 30th, 2022 Wider Spectrum Group declaration to protect cultural frequencies

March 9th, 2022 Statement on CITES appendix II Annotation #15

March 7th, 2022 Statement on CITES musical instrument certificate

February 24th, 2022 Draft guidelines for collective bargaining for the self-employed

February 4th, 2022 Global Consultation on the proposed revised structure of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4 The UN Statistical Committee presented on 18 January a new draft structure on the statistical economic ISIC codes.

January 19th, 2022 Music industry statement on the trade in ivory and musical instruments

January 5th, 2022 Response of the Wider Spectrum Group on the RSPG Work programme for 2022 and beyond

December 1st, 2021 European Tourism Manifesto Alliance’s Position on the EC Proposals For Council Recommendations on Intra-EU and International Travel

September 21th, 2021 Temporary economic legal migration

September 17th, 2021 Live Content Coalition highlights challenges of event organisers to tackle online piracy

July 15th, 2021 Joint Statement “EU guidelines for the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors - COVID-19”

July 1st, 2021 Contribution of the European Ecodesign Coalition on the proposed exemption for stage lighting under RoHS legislation

July 1st, 2021 Claiming a front row seat for music

June 14th, 2021 Call to support cultural relations

June 9th, 2021 Mapping of the social dialogue in the commercial live performance sector: Conclusions of the final conference

May 3th, 2021 Music stakeholders give input to 73th CITES Standing Committee

March 31th, 2021 Digtial Services Act: Pearle* highlights concerns with illicit secondary ticketing (March 2021)

March 29th, 2021 Securing spectrum for broadcasting and the live performance beyond 2030 (March 2021)

March 29th, 2021 Call from live events & creators organisations for European Commission to build on existing expertise for a safe & sustainable reopening (April 2021)

March 19th, 2021 Secure a future for culture in Europe (March 2021)

March 18th, 2021 GESAC unites with live event sector to call for an EU-wide approach to reactivate Europe’s cultural events and venues (March 2021)

March 9th, 2021 Towards an equal treatment of physical and online performances for low VAT rates (March 2021)

March 8th, 2021 One year without Culture (March 2021)

March 1st, 2021 Eu ivory ban: Pearle* together with CSFI and FIM express concerns (February 2021)

February 9th, 2021 Pearle* together with FIM and CSFI welcome proposed exemptions for musical instruments in draft EU ivory rules (February 2021)

December 23th, 2020 Consultation on the future of EU legal migration (December 2020)

November 3th, 2020 Make Culture central in the EU recovery (November 2020)

October 28th, 2020 Joint Statement on the proposed revision of EU rules on ivory (October 2020)

October 20th, 2020 GIVE LIVE PERFORMANCE A FUTURE (October 2020)

October 14th, 2020 European Social Partners of the Live Performance Sector call for a coordinated action plan to secure the recovery and sustainability of the European cultural sector (October 2020)

October 14th, 2020 Statement of the European Tourism sector: Tourism must be part of national recovery and resilience plans (October 2020)

October 5th, 2020 Open Letter to Commissioners Breton and Gentiloni to urge for appropriate support via InvestEU (October 2020)

September 14th, 2020 Contribution on the Consultation on Digital for Cultural Heritage (September 2020)

September 8th, 2020 European Travel and Tourism sector urges EU governments to agree on harmonised travel restrictions (September 2020)

September 8th, 2020 Digital Services Act package: Pearle* highlights again concerns over secondary ticketing platforms (September 2020)

August 11th, 2020 New Consumer Agenda: Pearle* highlights concerns over secondary ticketing platforms (August 2020)

June 18th, 2020 Joint call: Investing in Europe's next generation by investing in culture (June 2020)

May 25th, 2020 Travelling with instruments containing rosewood: CFSI-CAFIM FIM Pearle* joint statement on the implementation of annotation #15 in CITES rules (May 2020)

May 14th, 2020 Pearle calls upon a joint and proportionate approach of European ministers of Culture when reopening cultural activities with a live audience in context of Covid19 exit strategies (May 2020)

April 9th, 2020 EU Culture Council on Corona crisis: Pearle* welcomes the exchange of information of EU Culture Ministers and underlines the extreme urgency to give immediate and long-term support for the live performance (April 2020)

April 3th, 2020 Music sector joins together to call for EU and national investment to address current crisis and promote diversity (April 2020)

March 19th, 2020 Statement of the live performance on Covid-19 (March 2020)

March 17th, 2020 EUROPEAN TOURISM SECTOR DEMANDS URGENT SUPPORTIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF COVID-19 (March 2020)

March 12th, 2020 COVID19: FIM, FIA, UNI-MEI and Pearle* urge governments to take emergency measures in support of the live performance sector (March 2020)

February 24th, 2020 EUROPEAN TOURISM SECTOR CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT TO CHINA (February 2020)

January 30th, 2020 European Social Partners in the Live Performance call to EU leaders and UK government (January 2020)

December 9th, 2019 The review of RoHS and special purpose lamps used in live performances and film (December 2019)

November 22th, 2019 Open letter to EU leaders from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors (November 2019)

November 13th, 2019 Joint letter letter on the procedures for visa application to the USA (November 2019)

October 10th, 2019 PEARLE* & EAEA JOINT DECLARATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SSDC LIVE PERFORMANCE (October 2019)

October 4th, 2019 New EU rules on ivory: Pearle and FIM welcome proposed exemption for musical instruments (October 2019)

August 30th, 2019 New rules on ecodesign: European Entertainment Ecodesign Coalition proposes amendment (August 2019)

June 6th, 2019 Declaration on Access to Culture for Young People (June 2019)

June 4th, 2019 Call to the EU to Address Disproportionate Administrative Burdens and Legal Gaps in Context of Posting of Workers (June 2016)

March 5th, 2019 European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee ‘Live Performance’ Two Years Work programme 2018 – 2019 (March 2019)

February 6th, 2019 FIM PEARLE* JOINT STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE EU ACTION PLAN ON IVORY (February 2019)

February 1st, 2019 JOINT STATEMENT BY EILA, CSFI-CAFIM, MADINTER, FIM AND PEARLE* IN RELATION TO THE CoP18 (February 2019)

January 15th, 2019 Ecodesign Coalition Press Release on EU Member States vote on ecodesign rules (January 2019)

December 20th, 2018 EU Live Performance Social Partners joint statement on Brexit (December 2018)

December 13th, 2018 80 organisations joint statement on the revision of the Visa code (December 2018)

December 6th, 2018 Pearle* recommendations on the legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (December 2018)

December 4th, 2018 Pearle and EAEA joint statement on EP vote on VISA (December 2018) THE VOTE IN THE EP ON THE REVISION OF VISA CODE RECOGNISES SPECIFIC NEEDS OF TOURING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PROFESSIONALS

November 5th, 2018 MFF 2021-2027 - Joint call to boost Creative Europe Budget (November 2018)

October 22th, 2018 Live Performance Sector statement on Long Touring (October 2018) The Live Performance Sector responds to the revision of regulations 561/2006 and 1071/2009

October 15th, 2018 Joint position on the impact on stage lighting and film/TV production (October 2018) With this joint position, the signatories provide important input to the proposed draft revision of the EU regulation on ecodesign requirements (EU) 1194/2012.

September 20th, 2018 Citizen-oriented Cohesion Policy with a prominent place for culture (September 2018)

July 19th, 2018 Joint position of the European sectoral social partners in the live performance sector on stage lighting (July 2018)

July 9th, 2018 Joint Position of the European Sectoral Social Partners in the Live Performance Sector Regarding the Proposal for Revision of the Visa Code (July 2018)

May 8th, 2018 Ecodesign and energy labelling (May 2018) With this paper, Pearle* gives input to the consultation on the revision of the ecodesign regulations which have an impact on stage lighting.

April 9th, 2018 CALL FOR AN INCREASE OF THE CULTURE BUDGET OF THE EU (April 2018) Pearle* along with 66 other organisations from the cultural and creative sector call on the EU institutions for a significant increase of the culture budget...

February 1st, 2018 Modernising the short-stay Schengen Visa (February 2018) Pearle* urges the Commission to present an ambitious modernized EU policy on visa bearing in mind the needs of the sectors which rely on relations...

January 5th, 2018 European Labour Authority and European Social Security Number (January 2018) Pearle* could see benefits of improved cooperation between national authorities with the aim to support cross-border activities which involve movement of labour. Pearle can also...

October 5th, 2017 CONSUMER LAW DIRECTIVES - TARGETED REVIEW (October 2017) Complement to the Pearle* answers to the online questionnaire on the targeted revision of EU consumer law directives

September 29th, 2017 Statement of principles on musical instruments containing rosewood (September 2017) Pearle* along with 13 other associations from the music sector call for a clear and complete exemption for the movement of musical instruments as finished...

September 29th, 2017 CONSULTATION OF RSPG ON A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR PMSE (September 2017) Pearle* Draft Opinion on a Long-term Strategy on Spectrum Needs and use of Wireless Audio and Video PMSE Applications

September 13th, 2017 PEARLE* COMMENTS TO CONSULTATION ON LEGAL MIGRATION BY NON-EU CITIZENS (September 2017) Pearle* presents further views on the EC's Legal Migration Fitness Check – REFIT initiative.

March 20th, 2017 POSITION ON VAT REDUCED RATES AND SPECIAL SCHEME FOR SMES (March 2017) Pearle* comments on the EC consultation on the VAT scheme reform

February 9th, 2017 DIRECTIVE ON COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET (February 2017) Pearle* recommendations to the European Parliament on the proposal for Directive on copyright in the digital single market

December 5th, 2016 THE EU BLUE CARD PROPOSAL (December 2016) Proposal for a directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly skilled employment

February 24th, 2016 Joint statement on the prime role of culture and the arts in society

February 2nd, 2016 CITES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE (February 2016) Pearle* and EILA joint statement on the revision of CITES Resolution Conf. 16.8 on frequent cross-border non-commercial movements of musical instruments

February 1st, 2016 THE PRIME ROLE OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS IN SOCIETY (February 2016) Joint statement by the European Social Partners in the Live Performance Sector

January 28th, 2016 ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC SECTOR'S WEBSITES (January 2016) Pearle* postion on the EC proposal on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites

November 19th, 2015 Consultation on Culture in the EU external relations (November 2015) Pearle* Contribution

October 30th, 2015 Consultation on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: Statement of Pearle* (October 2015) Pearle* supports the Union’s objectives of its energy and climate change policy and welcomes the initiative to take stock of the text

June 30th, 2015 Towards a new European Neighbourhood Policy (June 2015) Pearle* response to consultation on European neighbourhood policy

June 13th, 2015 PEARLE* STATEMENT ON EXCESSIVE AND DOUBLE TAXATION (June 2015) Pearle* statement on a fairer tax treatment of cross-border activities by live performance organisations and artists