1/2009 Musikforum
Is there a European cultural policy?
This article was published in the quarterly published magazine of the German Music Council in January 2009. It is dealing with the question if there can and should be a European cultural policy at all.

Article by Simone Dudt
English German

4/08 Musikforum (October-December)
ExTra! – Exchange Traditions. A European project 
This article on the EU funded EMC cooperation project was released in German in the quaterly published magazine of the German Music Council in October 2008.

Article by Rebekka Leibbrand
English German

09/2007, NMZ

Simone Dudt:
Kultur als die sanfte Macht
Eine europäische Kulturagenda im Zeichen der Globalisierung

First statement on the EU agenda for culture published in the German Music Newspaper. Read Download

Up-dated in spring 2008 and published in the EMC magazine and magazine of Europa Cantat (see above).

10/2006, NMZ
Musikprojekte
MIX IT! – für Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund

This article in the German Music Newspaper is an announcement of the symposium MixIt! that took place in Bonn in November 2006. The event focused on the topic of social inclusion of young people with migrant backgrounds in the European society. 

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The English article corresponds to the Press Release.

07/2006

Ruth Jakobi:
Musikrat sieht kulturellen Reichtum bedroht

This article, that was published in the German magazine "Musikwoche" in July 2006, outlines the demand of the EMC to the EU commission to give higher priority to the artistic quality and musical diversity than to economic benefit. (German only)

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Jan.-Mar. 2006

Ruth Jakobi:
Politik und Kulture: neuer Mut zur Kooperation.
Konferenz "Inclusive Europe – Horizon 2020" stößt Prozess an

Report of the European Conference of Politicians and Professionals engaged in Culture, Budapest, 17.-20. November 2005.

Published in the magazine of the German Music Council "Musikforum" issue 1/2006. (German only)

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11/2005, 'Informationen', German Composers Union

Ruth Jakobi:

Innovation und Tradition: der Europäische Musikrat vertritt das Musikleben in Europa

This article about the general work of the EMC and the EFMET project was published in the magazine of the German Composers Union 'Informationen' issue 70 in November 2005. It is available in German only. Read Download

8.11.2005

Simone Dudt:
Die internationale Musikwelt zu Gast in Hollywood
Article about the "World Forum on Music" of the International Music Council, Los Angeles, October 2005

This article is available in German only. Read Download

06/2005, Schweizer Musikzeitung 

Sonja Greiner:
Der Schweizer Musikrat rückt näher zu Europa
Report on the EMC Annual Meeting in Budapest, April 2005

The article was published in the Swiss Music Newspaper and is availabe in German only. Download

See also the English Press Release on this topic here.

04/2005
Press Release of the German Music Council on the EMC Annual Conference "Many Musics in Europe" in Budapest. Download

See also the English Press Releases on this topic here.

26/11/03, Bonner Generalanzeiger Bernd Hartmann:

Wie Musik auf die Gesellschaft wirkt

This article is available in German only. Download

Conference "Music for Europe - the young generation"

The 3-day forum (13-15/09/2002), held at the Centre Borschette conference center of the European Commission, was organised by the EMC and Jeunesse Musicales Europe (JME). The conference's main focus lay on youth participation and youth empowerment within European organisations.

• Report on the conference by JME
• Article on the conference published on the Europa Cantat magazine