Petice na ochranu práva umělců cestovat
Vzhledem k narůstajícímu množství incidentů při vstupu umělců do EU na tzv. schengenských hranicích jež komplikují jejich účast na nejrůznějších uměleckých projektech, vznikla mezinárodní petice, jejíž cílem je ochrana práva umělců cestovat. Schengen Opera Collective a 70 dalších skupin žádá, aby jste se i Vy připojili svým on-line podpisem k této petici, kterou již podepsalo na 900 osob z různých zemí.
et us call him Ahmed... or Mamadou...
It could be Angeline, as well...
They have outstanding voices, they are well-known and respected in their countries. The organiser of a festival in Bretagne... or in Lorraine... has invited her/him for a spring festival on this side of the globe. Everything is ready: all administrative documents have been provided. But Mamadou (or Angeline) will not come. We will not be hearing their song. Her/his visa has not been provided. Why? Because of the Work Regulations, the Ministry of Culture, the Ambassador, even the Border Police, none of these count when faced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs...
Indeed, one has to know that, in French consulates abroad, so far as entering France or Europe is concerned, the civil servant representing his Ministry there always has the last word.
These incidents are becoming more and more frequent. They interfere badly with all programming involving one or several artists coming from outside the European Union.
Více: http://schengenopera.free.fr
(anglicky, německy, francouzsky a španělsky)
