Press Release: What challenges for the publishing industry in the digital age? Commission opens public consultation

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 20 September 2005. Replies to this consultation, which were expected by mid-November 2005, should help EU policy makers to better understand the needs and challenges of Europe's publishing industry. On 23 September 2005, chief editors from eight European newspapers and magazines were planning to meet in Brussels at the invitation of European Commissioner Reding to brainstorm how the written press in Europe was addressing the challenges and opportunities arising from online publishing, digitisation and increased competition in the advertising markets. The results of the consultation were to be presented at a publishers' summit on 6 December 2005 in Brussels.

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