TOPIC

Artists’ Social Insurance Fund

2 articles from all sections, newest first.

BACKGROUND

What book policymakers need to know about the literary sector

On 4 November, the Bundestag’s Committee on Culture will discuss the book and publishing industry. Which questions belong on the agenda – and who actually has the political power to change anything?

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CULTURAL POLICY

Between commissions: who bears the earnings risk of freelance art?

The Bundesrat is calling for additional protection against gaps in self-employed artists’ incomes. This does not yet create an entitlement: funding, access and benefit rules still have to be settled at federal level.

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