Activities of Luigi MORGANO related to 2016/2072(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (short presentation) (debate) IT
Reports (1)
REPORT on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries PDF (419 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas CCIs have dual and intrinsic value, as they preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, and strengthen European and regional identity, while sustaining social cohesion and contributing substantially to investment, growth, innovation and employment in the EU economy;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European culture and arts refer to 3000 years of shared cultural heritage, transmit knowledge and values and contribute to safeguard tangible and intangible evidence of the manmade and natural world for current and future generations;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas cultural and creative industries in Europe provide more than 12 million full- time jobs, which amounts to 7.5 % of the EU’s work force, creating approximately EUR 509 billion in value added to GDP (5.3 % of the EU’s total GVA);
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas flexibility and mobility are indissociable in the context of professional artistic activity, and it is therefore important that the unpredictable and sometimes precarious nature of the artistic profession is offset by a guarantee of genuine social protection;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas CCIs and CCI creative labs have the potential to generate positive impact in social inclusion, education, urban regeneration;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas industrial heritage tourism, as well as industrial museums, can offer new cultural and economic perspectives, above all to post-industrial regions, and keep the traditional European know-how alive;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas with the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014 some measures in the sector of cultural heritage (notably restoration and preservation) and, in some cases, of the cultural activities supported by EU funds and additional regional funds, could be considered as State aid, despite their local relevance and despite the non-economic nature and the non-commercial organisation of the activities and of the cultural institution, resulting in considerable hurdles for the relevant regional authorities and in delays in implementing such measures;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas in today's converging and globalised market, innovative and research-driven European CCIs are vital for ensuring linguistic and cultural diversity, pluralism and the offer of innovative and high-quality services;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas even though the development of digital technology and infrastructure is a European policy priority, the dissemination of cultural and creative goods and services online through cultural institutions still needs to be improved;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls upon the Commission to introduce an umbrella scheme that bridges the gap between R&D, European creative content production and technological innovation in the media field and beyond; notes that such an umbrella scheme would foster the production of creative and competitive EU services, commercial and employment opportunities, and enhance access to market for SMEs and start-ups, while nourishing a pluralistic and diverse European landscape built on strong synergies between CCIs and technological innovation, strengthening the European Digital Single Market;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that digital technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chain in the digital age that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creatorll parties involved in the creative process;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that it is essential to overcome silo thinking in traditional policy areas and to promote cultural and creative spillovers;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it is essential for the EU and its Member States to maintain the possibility of preserving and developing their cultural and audio-visual policies, and to do so in the context of their existing laws, standards and agreements, including the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; calls, therefore, for the exclusion of cultural and audio-visual services, including those provided online, to be clearly stated in agreements between the Union and third countries; emphasises, in this context, the need to keep the cultural and audio-visual sectors outside the scope of the negotiating mandate for general free trade agreements, while pointing out that cultural and creative works are not goods like any others;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes the success of tax relief schemes for the cultural and creative sector existing in certain Member States; encourages all Member States to introduce such schemes;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. calls on the Member States to develop or implement a legal and institutional framework for creative artistic activity through the adoption or application of a number of coherent and comprehensive measures in respect of contracts, social security, sickness insurance, direct and indirect taxation and compliance with European rules, in order to improve the mobility of artists across the EU;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls to Member States the importance of including art, music, theatre and film education in school curricula, as a key factor to develop knowledge of cultural heritage, artistic practices and expressions, and soft skills geared to creativity and innovation;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Recalls that partnerships with education can also contribute to a stimulating learning environment and to the integration of marginalised communities, as well as offer opportunities for people in deprived neighbourhoods;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the potential of CCIs regarding youth employment and reindustrialisation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include the CCIs in the Youth Employment Initiative and to provide funds to facilitate careers and training in this sector; by creating apprenticeship schemes, facilitating mobility and exchange through mentorship and traineeship programmes;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure the preservation and heritage of traditional European savoir-faire, preserving and promoting the craft trades linked to the CCS and to re- valorise vocational training and a highly skilled workforce in order to attract talents and new professional competences as, for example, "excellence" craftsmanship in the construction sector, for conservation and restoration;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Members States to promote cooperation between artistic schools, VET providers and businesses in the field of CCS; recommends the development of work- learn trajectories;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that crowdsourcing for CCIs is a good addition to traditional sources of financial support; calls therefore on the Commission to continue monitoring the development of the crowdfunding market, to coordinate the different regulatory approaches, to ensure appropriate clarity on the application of EU rules, to develop best practice and to consider coming up with a new regulatory instrument, if necessary; points nevertheless out that it cannot replace sustainable public and private funding for CCIs;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies existing between EU policies, so as to effectively use the funding available under EU programmes - such as Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, Erasmus +, EaSI, Creative Europe and COSME - and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) to support more projects in the field of CCIs;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that much more can still be done to bring about the more effective interaction between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and other European programmes which is outlined for the 2014-2020 programming period, with specific reference to ERASMUS+ and Creative Europe, in points 4.6 and 6.4 of Annex 1 to the 'Common Provisions Regulation' 1a, through the provision of better information on an EU-wide basis and by means of much more resolute implementation in the Member States and their regions;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission, to modify and/or interpret Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014, for the part concerning State aid for culture and preservation of cultural heritage, in light of recital 72 of the Regulation and of Communication of the European Commission adopted on 19.05.2016, so that certain measures in the sector of cultural heritage (notably restoration and preservation) and, in some cases, of the cultural activities supported by EU funds and additional regional funds, do not fall within the notion of State aid;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes, in particular Horizon 2020, EaSI and the ESIFs;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro-enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance, seed funding and venture capital;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to work on mainstreaming EU support for cultural and creative industries, including funding, through the adoption of an overarching EU strategy and specific implementation plans for each;