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The future of the printing industry was at the heart of the discussion during UNI Europa Graphical general meeting that took place in Wiesbaden (Germany) on 17th October 2013. The 2012 turnover based on digital products for Axel Springer, one of the main European publishers, represented 50.02% of the total turnover of the company. For RCS, another main publisher in Europe, if the turnover based on digital products represents about 10% of the total turnover today, the strategy of the company is to increase this percentage up to 25% for 2015. Furthermore, new strategies are initiated by publishers which decide to use their labels to develop a new range of products and services connected with these labels. These new developments pushed unions like UNITE or FNV to better connect the graphical sector with other sectors like Media or ICTS.

The General meeting confirmed the priorities and the action plan adopted during the UNI Europa Graphical on June 2011. However, there are new actions points related to the European Social dialogue, sectoral networks, eastern and central Europe and transnational negotiations. These actions points will be implemented during the next two years and will aim to achieve concrete progress in these areas.