Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Georg Haeusler Director | Meeting with Pearle | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Georg Haeusler Director | Meeting with Pearle | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Simona Ardovino Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the Visa Strategy and artist mobility. | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Simona Ardovino Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the Visa Strategy and artist mobility. | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Georg Haeusler Director | Exchange regarding ongoing issues | — |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Georg Haeusler Director | Exchange regarding ongoing issues | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Desislava Dimitrova Cabinet member | Introductory meeting | — |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Desislava Dimitrova Cabinet member | Introductory meeting | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on the employment situation of artists and cultural professionals. | — |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on the employment situation of artists and cultural professionals. | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem | — |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries. | — |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries. | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries. | — |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem | — |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries. | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem | SRC |
| 17 Oct 2017 | Szabolcs Horvath Cabinet member | Cross-border obstacles to taxation of performing artists | SRC |
| 17 Oct 2017 | David Boublil Cabinet member | Meeting with representatives from Pearle and FIA to discuss cross-border obstacles regarding taxation of performing artists | — |
| 17 Oct 2017 | Szabolcs Horvath Cabinet member | Cross-border obstacles to taxation of performing artists | — |
| 17 Oct 2017 | David Boublil Cabinet member | Meeting with representatives from Pearle and FIA to discuss cross-border obstacles regarding taxation of performing artists | SRC |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Julie Fionda Cabinet member | Skills, Social dimension of Europe | — |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Raquel Lucas Cabinet member | Reflection paper on the Social Dimension | — |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Julie Fionda Cabinet member | Skills, Social dimension of Europe | SRC |
Mission & Goals
PEARLE*-Live Performance Europe is the European sector federation of Live Performance organisations: it represents through its members associations more than 13,000 organisations and enterprises in the music and live performance sector. Its objects are: the exchange of information, experiences and ideas of common interest to members working in the Music and Performing Arts sector; the obtaining of information concerning all European issues relating to members’ interests; facilitating collective decisions in areas of common interest; expressing Pearle*’s views in discussions with bodies whose activities are relevant to Pearle*; lobbying in accordance with collective decisions reached by the members’ representatives to the EU and other authorities; carrying out all activities connected with the above mentioned activities.
EU Legislative Interests
visas employment of third country nationals copyright taxation and VAT employment and social affairs, social security, posting of workers digital agenda, digital services act, piracy of streamed live events radio spectrum internal market /single market culture regional policy education and skills external relations environment (ecodesign; CITES) and sustainability consumer rules (online ticketing- secondary ticketing) tourism AI act rule of law Budget
Communication Activities
publication series 'the ultimate cookbook for the cultural manager' and infographics - themes: social security / VAT / Taxation / Copyright / Visas / green deal/ EU digital strategy/ Third-country antional artists coming to work in EU labour needs analysis on 'green, digital, entrepreneurial, soft skills' publication series 'creative skills' publication: heritage and the live performance sector Project 'Behind the Stage' aiming to build capacities of employers associations and strengthen social dialogue Project 'gender equality on and off the stage' Project 'skills in the live performance and audiovisual sector' Project 'mapping social dialogue in the commercial live performance sector (BG, CZ, PL, RO & Serbia) Project 'strengthening music in society' - creating an entrepreneurial mindshift Project 'Mobilive' - publication "Cross-border employment in the live performance sector : exploring the social security and employment status of highly mobile workers" Crossing border - travelling with musical instruments containing protected species Project Perform Europe Erasmus Project Inspire- net zero alliance for performing arts Project capacity building of social partners in the live performance sector Social dialogue project on review OiRA tools performing arts
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
PEARLE*: - has an observer status with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation; - is member of EEN (European Employers’ Network) facilitated by Businesseurope (the Confederation of European Business); - is registered as an employers’ organisation by ILO (International Labour Office) with observer status at the International Labour Conference; - is a partner of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee ‘Live Performance’ together with European Arts & Entertainment Alliance (EAEA), representing FIM (International Federation of Musicians), FIA (International Federation of Actors) and UNI-MEI (Media Arts and Entertainment International). - is a founding member of Culture Action Europe(the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage) - is a member of WSG (Wider Spectrum Group) - is a member of the Tourism manifesto group - is a member of EIF European Internet Forum - registered as civil society stakeholder with DG Trade - is coordinator of the European Entertainment Eco-design Coalition - is member of DAG EU UK TCA agreement - is part of the live content coalition LCC
Organisation Members
for the list of members, see : www.pearle.eu/members
Additional Information
the financing of the organisation is covered by membership contribution. income from EU grants are used for the purpose of the implementation project activities, including organisation of meetings, workshops/webinars, publications.