The European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals will not take part in WOMEX 2015.
The situation on the Hungarian border is unacceptable. The simple fact that some of us have access to
be present at WOMEX this year and others don´t, makes it impossible for us to be there as an
International network. Individual members will of course choose themselves to be present or not.
Democracy, human rights, justice, freedom of expression and integration are the foundation of the
European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals, values we cherish and focus on all the time and not
the least; values we may never take for granted. Unfortunately this is not the case in Hungary at the
moment, building walls against humanity.
We do believe that culture is an essential element of civil society. A strong, free cultural sector is a
force for social change, nation-building, democratic development. Where words fail, music speaks. At
WOMEX this year, music will still be played, music lovers will meet, but the European Forum of
Worldwide Music Festivals cannot be silent watching great violation of basic human rights.
