Hearings of future European Commissioners: the rules of the game

Economie Politique
The European Parliament today held a briefing on the hearings of future European Commissioners. In view of the timetable, the future Commission looks unlikely to be up and running before January 2025. The European Parliament warns that the hearings will aim, in addition to skills criteria, to gauge the candidates'…
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Independent music: TikTok tries to divide and conquer

Culture High-Tech
Following TikTok's decision to boycott Merlin, the independents' representative, as part of new licensing negotiations, Impala calls on the platform to reason, and UPFI urges public authorities to take up the issue. The licensing agreement signed in 2020 between TikTok and the independents' agent, Merlin, expires at the end of…
Impala Musique TikTok UPFI

Michel Barnier skips out on culture

Culture Médias Politique
The Prime Minister barely scratched the surface of culture in his speech to MPs, even though many issues are at stake for public broadcasting, cinema, copyright, etc.. Michel Barnier touched briefly on the issue of culture in his speech presenting his policy to the assembled MPs. This speech did not...
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