European Commission online public consultation concerning short-stay "Schengen" visas *DEADLINE 17 JUNE*

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To this day, the response rate to the public consultation on "Improving the procedures for obtaining short-stay 'Schengen' visas" in particular with regard to the mobility of artists and culture professionals has been rather slim.

The thematic seminar organised last month by the Culture policy and intercultural dialogue Unit of the European Commission on the administrative practices related to artists' mobility and visa under the Work Plan for Culture 2011-2014, clearly brought to the fore the obstacles third country national artists face when they try to enter the EU's Schengen area, as well as the impact of the EU's short-term visa policy to the culture sector (for the artists, artistic work and production, inviting organisations, cultural diversity, revenue, etc.).

As the deadline for the closure of the online public consultation is fast approaching, I would like to urge your organisations to send your contributions in writing as soon as possible and not later than JUNE 17 to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Moreover, I would also like to invite you to strongly and actively encourage your individual members to reply by the deadline of June 17 to the online questionnaire found at the following link in 8 languages, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Turkish:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-is-new/public-consultation/2013/consulting_0025_en.htm 

This opportunity to address a problem that has for long being considered as one of the major obstacles to artists' mobility should not be missed.

Xavier Troussard
Head of Unit Culture policy and intercultural dialogue

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Consultation publique de la Commission européenne sur les visas de courte durée dans l'espace Schengen

A ce jour, le taux de réponse à la consultation publique sur "l'amélioration des procédures pour l'obtention d'un "visa Shenghen" de courte durée", en particulier du point de vue de la mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture, a été plutôt faible.

Le séminaire organisé le mois dernier par l'Unité de la politique culturelle et du dialogue interculturel de la Commission européenne sur les pratiques administratives relatives à la mobilité des artistes et les visas dans le Plan de travail pour la culture 2011-2014, a clairement fait ressortir les difficultés rencontrées par les artistes de pays tiers lorsqu'ils essaient d'entrer dans l'espace Schengen de l'Union européenne, de même que l'impact des politiques sur les visas de courte durée sur le secteur culturel (pour les artistes, le travail artistique, les invitations aux organisations, la diversité culturelle, les revenues, etc.).

Alors que nous approchons de la date limite de la consultation en ligne, j'invite vos organisations à soumettre leur contribution par écrit le plus rapidement possible et avant le 17 juin à This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Qui plus est, j'aimerais également vous inviter à encourager vos membres à remplir d'ici l'échéance du 17 juin le questionnaire en ligne accessible via le lien suivant en 8 langues, anglaise, française, espagnol, portugais, arabe, chinois, russe et turque :
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-is-new/public-consultation/2013/consulting_0025_en.htm 

Il s'agit d'une opportunité à ne pas manquer pour les artistes et les professionnels du secteur culturel de faire connaître leurs difficultés et préoccupations.

Xavier Troussard
Chef de l'Unité politique culturelle et dialogue interculturel

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