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The Committee on Culture and Education had an exchange of views with Commissioner Thierry Breton on 24 May. The discussion covered a wide range of topics, including updates on initiatives which were recently adopted by the Commission.

The Committee on Culture and Education held, on 24 May, an exchange of views on the own-initiative report on the 'cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market'. The Rapporteur, Iban García del Blanco (S&D, Spain) gave his preliminary remarks on the subject, and addressed several issues from fair remuneration to AI.

The Committee on Culture and Education held, on 24 May, an exchange of views on the own-initiative report on the 'future of the European book sector'. The Rapporteur Tomasz Frankowski (EPP, Poland) presented his draft report, and will address a wide range of issues, such reading promotion, sustainability, accessibility and interoperability.

The Committee on Culture and Education voted on the own-initiative report on 'System of European Schools - state of play, challenges and perspectives' and on the legislative opinion on 'Protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation")' on 25 May. The Committee also looked into the opinion on the 'Implementation of the 2018 Geo-blocking Regulation in the digital single market'.

As a sign of support for a Ukrainian initiative aiming at making citizens more mindful of the impact of the war on children, on 27 April CULT Members held an exchange of views with representatives of the Voices of Children Foundation.

On 27 April the Committee on Culture and Education discussed the European Year of Skills with Commissioner Schmit. There was an exchange of views on how this year can benefit vocational education and training to address youth unemployment more effectively. Possible synergies between the legacies of the European Year of Youth and the European Year of Skills were also considered.

The Committee on Culture and Education had a discussion on the draft report on the proposal for a Regulation establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (“European Media Freedom Act”) on 26 April. The Rapporteur, Ms Verheyen (EPP Group), outlined the main amendments of her draft report and informed CULT Members about the next steps on the procedure.

On 27 April 2023, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a study on "Protecting cultural heritage from armed conflicts in Ukraine and beyond" at the CULT Committee meeting.