Comisión de Cultura y Educación

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'.