has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message european newspaper publishers association industry newspapers founded 1961 headquarters brussels belgium key people carlo perrone vice president valdo lehari jr. vice president sophie scrive deputy executive director website http www.enpa.eu the european newspaper publishers association enpa is an international non profit group advocating the interests of the european newspaper publishing industry at different european and international organisations and institutions . 1 enpa s members together represent over 5 200 national regional and local newspaper titles that in 2008 were bought by around 140 million people and read by 280 million people per day . 2 publishing industries as a whole constitute an important economic sector in the eu then employing more than 750 000 people in 64 000 companies . contents 1 mission statement 2 issues 2.1 advertising 2.2 audiovisual 2.3 copyright 2.4 environment 2.5 media pluralism and information diversity 2.6 media literacy 2.7 press freedom 2.8 right of the public to information on major events sports rights 2.9 vat value added tax 3 see also 4 references 5 external links mission statement edit the group exists to enable european newspaper publishers to speak with one voice to european institutions and influence policy in publishers common interests ; represent and defend the interests of the press related to legislative or policy issues that might affect their freedom or economic role ; preserve and promote fundamental rights and in particular press freedom as a cornerstone of democracy as well as commercial freedom as a precondition for economic viability ; act as an early warning system for pending legislation or regulation primarily from the european union and council of europe ; provide services to members and their publishers that are closely aligned to its lobbying mandate such as the transmission of information on the current state of legislative initiatives and their likely impact ; and favour pluralism and diversity of media content . enpa is a member of the world association of newspapers 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 . enpa is a registered observer at the council of europe where its delegates participate in the work of the media and information society division . 3 issues edit advertising edit supports advertising self regulation and opposes the introduction of any advertising restrictions . audiovisual edit seeks to ensure fair competition between all types of media and prevent state aid leading to the creation of a discriminatory environment . copyright edit seeks to protect the rights of copyright holders . environment edit 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 alternative models . media pluralism and information diversity edit 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 to act . media literacy edit 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 edit works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression . right of the public to information on major events sports rights edit 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 edit supports the application of zero rate vat on newspaper sales set by national governments not at the european level . see also edit european federation of magazine publishers newspaper journalism references edit enpa european newspaper publishers association home . enpa.be . 1 archived may 4 2008 at the wayback machine . 2 archived june 8 2008 at the wayback machine . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title european newspaper publishers % 27 association & oldid 733819359 categories journalism organisations in europefreedom of expression organizationsnewspaper associationsorganizations established in 1961advocacy groups by continentinternational organisations based in belgiumhidden categories articles with wayback machine linkswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from october 2015articles lacking reliable references from october 2015all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 10 august 2016 at 09 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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