The EMC is a members organisation, which acts as a stakeholder for the European music sector incorporating all kinds of musical genres on many different levels. The 81 members based in 29 European countries can be divided in three different categories:
- National Music Councils in 29 countries (including countries outside the EU such as Serbia, Israel and Azerbaijan), representing the music sector in their country. They represent many kinds of music organisations on national and local levels.
- 36 International and European organisations that specialise in one specific area of music, representing high knowledge and expertise in their specific field and connecting national and local organisations within that field of expertise.
- 7 national music organisations, specialising in one specific field of music and representing high knowledge and expertise in their specific field with a strong link to the country or region the organisation is based.
The Board of the EMC currently consists of eight members: seven are elected every three years, and one is a co-opted member, representing the Working Group Youth. There is also the EMC President and an IMC representative.
The General Secretariat is located in Bonn, Germany and is managed by two Secretary Generals.
The EMC has been registered under German law as non profit organisation since March 2003.
You may download the recently modified statutes of the EMC here. The legally binding version is the German version.
