The European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA) is an international

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, non-profit, advocating the interests of the European newspaper

Newspaper

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 publishing industry at different European and international organisations and institutions. The association represents over 5,200 national, regional and local newspaper titles, published in 25 European countries and read by over 300 million Europeans every day, in addition to the millions of unique daily visits to online newspapers websites. Publishing industries as a whole constitute an important economic sector in the EU employing more than 750,000 people in 64,000 companies

ENPA's Mission Statement has several stated objectives:

• to enable European newspaper publishers to speak with one voice towards the European institutions and influence policy in publishers’ common interests;
• to represent and defend the interests of the press as far as any legislative or policy issue that might have an influence on the freedom or the economic role of newspapers in Europe;
• to preserve and promote fundamental rights
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   and in particular press freedom as a cornerstone of democracy
  Democracy
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  , as well as commercial freedom as the precondition for economic viability;
• to act as an early warning system for pending legislation or regulation, primarily from the European Union and Council of Europe
  Council of Europe
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  , for the newspaper publishing industry;
• to provide services to members and their publishers, which are closely aligned to its lobbying mandate such as the transmission of information on the current state of legislative initiatives and its likely impact, and
• to favour pluralism and diversity of media content.

ENPA is a member of the World Association of Newspapers

World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers is a non-profit, non-governmental organization made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations and individual newspaper executives in 100 countries...

, non-profit, non-governmental organisation made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations and individual newspaper executives in 100 countries.

ENPA is registered observer at the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

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 where its delegates participate in the work of the Media and Information Society Division http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/media/.

Issues

Advertising

• Supports advertising self-regulation and opposes the introduction of any advertising restrictions

Audiovisual

• Seeks to ensure fair competition between all types of media and prevent state aid leading to the creation of a discriminatory environment

Copyright

• Seeks to protect the rights of copyright holders

Environment

• Provides a framework within which newspaper publishers can share information and best practice on environmental issues
• Urges manufacturers of paper and inks to continue research for more environmentally sustainable alternatives models.

Jurisdiction

Media Pluralism and Information Diversity

• Seeks to remind the European institutions that since media is predominantly a national product and that there is no lack of media pluralism at the European level, and in line with the principle of subsidiarity, there is no competence for the European Union
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   to act.

Media Literacy

• Seeks to promote the role of newspapers and the written press in enhancing media literacy
• Provides a forum within which media literacy experts from across Europe can exchange best practices

Press Freedom

• Works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression.

Right of the public to information on major events / Sports’ rights

• Works to ensure that no communications or legislation at the European level include any mention of restriction to the right of the media to report on sports events or to the right of the public to receive newsworthy information.

VAT – Value-added Tax

• Supports the application of zero-rate VAT
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  on newspaper sales, set by national governments, not at the European level.

ENPA Members

ENPA's members together represent over 5,200 national, regional and local newspaper titles bought by around 140 million people and read by 280 million people per day, according to World Press Trends 2008 http://www.wan-press.org/worldpresstrends/home.php.

• VÖZ - Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen
• Association Belge des Editeurs de Journaux - ABEJ
• Belgische Vereniging van de Dagbladuitgevers - BVDU
• Union of Publishers in Bulgaria
• Newspaper & Magazine Publishers Association
• Czech Publishers Association (UVDT)
• Danske Dagblades Forening -DDF
• Eesti Ajalehtede Liit - EALL
• Sanomalehtien Liitto
• Syndicat de la Presse Quotidienne Nationale
• Syndicat de la Presse Quotidienne Régionale
• Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger
• Association Luxembourgeoise des Editeurs de Journaux
• Athens Daily Newspaper Publishers Association
• Magyar Lapkiadok Egyesülete
• National Newspapers of Ireland
• Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali
• Vereniging De Nederlandse Dagbladpers
• Norwegian Media Businesses Association
• Polish Chamber of Press Publishers - Izba Wydawcow Prasy
• Associação Portuguesa de Imprensa
• APEL
• Ecopress - Slovakia
• Asociación de Editores de Diario Españoles
• The Swedish Newspaper Publishers' Association - Tidnings Utgivarna
• Schweizer Medien
• The Newspaper Society
• Newspaper Publishers' Association (UK)

Associated Members

• Distripress
• Société Professionnelle des Papiers de Presse
• European Business Press
• Online Publishers Association

A full list of board members can be found by clicking here, and of staff by clicking here