Editorial Dear readers, As 2018 is coming to an end, we are looking back at an eventful year for the European Agenda for Music but most importantly we want to look at what’s ahead for the EAM in 2019.

Table of contents Dear readers, EAM event 12-13 June 2019 EAM in other languages Spread the word! Tell us your EAM story! New strategy of the Finnish Music Council European Choral Association - Europa Cantat Music education in Latvia The music sector in action Towards a new Copyright Directive Gender balance The EMC and the EAM

The 9 key themes of the EAM list a number of priorities and suggested measures. Several of those items have been a topic for the music sector for quite some time. Here, we want to give you a few examples from European and national initiatives that are working on solutions for some of the identified challenges. They are not necessarily connected to the EAM, but nevertheless make important contributions to the aims of the EAM: