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A public consultation on how to enhance the competitiveness of the publishing sector in the EU's increasingly digital economy was launched by the European Commission on September 20th. Replies to this consultation, which are expected by mid-November 2005, should help EU policy makers to better understand the needs and challenges of Europe's publishing industry. The main question is the following: how the written media in Europe are addressing the challenges and opportunities arising from online publishing, digitisation and increased competition in the advertising markets. The results of the consultation will be presented at the Publishers' Forum on 6 December in Brussels.

Competitiveness and innovation framework programme (2007-2013)

The Council held an exchange of views on the proposal for a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (CIP). It asked the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue its detailed examination of the proposal and to report back to it on the state of play at a forthcoming meeting.

This proposal for a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme brings together existing specific programmes into a three pillar framework and also introduces new measures. The Commission proposes a total financial allocation of more than EUR 4 billion for the 2007-2013 period.

The three specific programmes covered by this Programme are the following:

1) Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme: This covers the multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship and some elements of the LIFE Programme for the environment. It also covers some measures hitherto carried out under previous framework research programmes.

2) ICT Policy Support Programme: This pillar will continue to cover the objectives of the eTen, Modonis and eContent programmes, in accordance with the new i2000 strategy (European Information Society 2010) to be announced in 2005.

3) Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme: This programme aims to support the development of environmental technologies, particularly in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

eContentplus has the overall aim of making digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable. The 4-year programme (2005-08), will have a budget of

Second sectoral report on the competitiveness of the Book publishing sector was recently published by the Publishing Market Watch. Supported by the European Commission Enterprise Directorate-General, this 12-month project is analysing European publishing industry. After Newspaper, current report focuses on the European book publishing. The report includes exhaustive statistical analysis of the sector and a discussion of key business issues and trends. According to the paper the book industry is mature with stable sales per capita across EU. From the business perspective the key issue for the book publishing is to find new ways to grow. Therefore in the future important challenge will be to develop innovative products to further increase number of readers. As the report revealed Books industry depends heavily on the distribution channels thus, it may happen that even though the volume of books rise the turnover of publishers can still fall due to the larger percentages of transaction taken by the distribution channel. The project's culmination phase will take phase during the "Validation Workshop' where the main findings from all sectoral report (Newspapers, Books, Magazines and Directories) and issue papers will be presented. The Discussion will take place at the European Commission on 17th September, where the industry representatives will exchange views and comments on the key issues impacting the competitiveness of publishing industry in Europe. The reports and issue papers being part of the PMW project can be found on the Europa website and on the site of Publishing Market Watch:http://www.publishing-watch.org

Media conglomerate Time Warner and software giant Microsoft are to be the subject of an in-depth probe by the European Commission covering the two companies' joint control of digital rights management outfit Content Guard. The two firms had earlier asked the Commission for permission to purchase the company, which develops technology that prevents the illegal copying of digital content. After a routine, phase I, review, the Commission has decided to investigate whether the deal might create or strengthen Microsoft's already leading position in the DRM solutions market. Under Microsoft's and Time Warner's joint ownership, ContentGuard may have both the incentives and the ability to use its IPR portfolio to put Microsoft's rivals in the DRM solutions market at a competitive disadvantage. This joint acquisition could also slow down the development of open interoperability standards. As such, this would allow the DRM solutions market to 'tip' towards the current leading provider, Microsoft. The opening of a second-stage merger investigation does not prejudge the Commission's conclusions and final decision, which must be reached in a maximum of four months, i.e. until 06 January 2005.For further information please click at the EC website: http://www.europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1044&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply in the European audiovisual and information services industry. This Recommandation is a follow-up to the second evaluation report of 12 December 2003 on the 1998 Recommendation of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services. The report analysed the measures adopted in the Member States and at EU level since 2000. The new Recommendation proposed today is a further step to ensure an effective cooperation between the Member States, the industry and other interested parties, notably viewers' bodies, in the field of the protection of minors and human dignity and the right to reply. It responds notably to the challenges which technological developments bring in that field. For more information click on EC website:http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/04/598|0|RAPID&lg=EN

With the development of new advertising techniques, such as split screen, interactive advertising and virtual advertising and the increasing use of new forms of advertising, questions about the proper interpretation of the rules on advertising in the Television without Frontiers (TVWF) Directive, and the compatibility of these practices therewith, have repeatedly been put to the Commission. Through a Communication adopted today, the Commission intends to clarify its interpretation of the Directive. The Communication shows that new advertising techniques and new forms of advertising are compatible with the Directive, provided that their use respects the objectives of general interest pursued by the Directive, namely the viewers right to a clear separation between editorial content and commercial communication as well as the viewers right to protection against excessive advertising, as detailed in the Directive, and the right of the rights-holders to the respect of the integrity of their audiovisual works.For further information click on the EC website: http://www.europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/04/530|0|RAPID&lg=en&display=

Parliament adopted yesterday a highly controversial report on freedom of expression and information by 237 votes in favour to 24 against with 14 abstentions. Before the vote two political groups, EPP-ED and UEN, declared that they would not participate in protest against the voting procedure to be followed. Before this vote MEPs rejected a request to refer the report back to the committee by 214 to 259 against with 1 abstention. One of the controversial points of the own-initiative report by Johanna BOOGERD-QUAAK (ELDR, NL) was the reference made to named persons. President Pat COX ruled that references to named persons should be deleted from the report in accordance with standard parliamentary practice. In this report Parliament stressed that a free and pluralist media is essential to freedom of expression and information. It goes on to consider that where Member States fail to take adequate measures the EU has a political, moral and legal obligation to ensure within its competence that media pluralism is respected. Further information on the report can be found at the EP website: http://www2.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+PREss+DN-20040422-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&L=EN&LEVEL=2&NAV=X&LSTDOC=N#SECTION20