20 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2017/2255(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 c (new)
Citation -1 c (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Articles 22 and 25 thereof;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Article 27 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-1a having regard to Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union calls for the respect of cultural diversity and Article 25 recognises the right of elderly to participate in cultural life;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the report of the working group of the EU Member States’ experts on access to culture22 defines access in terms of enabling new audiences to benefit from the available cultural offer, thus reaching new audiences (or consumeritizens) and bringing them closer to cultural heritage and other cultural resources; _________________ 22 Report entitled ‘Policies and good practices in the public arts and cultural institutions to promote better access to and wider participation in culture’, October 2012.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas digital technologies have changed the way people access, produce, disseminate and use cultural content;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the undeniable importance of an active and accessible cultural sector for the development of an inclusive society and the strengthening of active and critical European citizenship, which are fundamental to enable citizens to fruitfully and meaningfully participate in public life; calls, therefore, on Member States and the European Union, within its sphere of competence, to develop and implement the necessary specific measures in order to guarantee access to and participation in cultural life;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the promotion and improachievement of inclusive and meaningful access to culture as one of the priorities on the political agenda and calls for the mainstreaming of accessibility and cultural participation aspects into other policy areas, as this will not only make a positive contribution to those policy areas, but also have an impact on cross-sectoral and synergistic cooperation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that financial barriers still impede citizens, especially those belonging to the most disadvantages groups, to fully enjoy their fundamental right to participate in cultural life and access to culture, thus risking to hamper the effectiveness of such fundamental right;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that public funding remains a keyplays a fundamental role in ensuring a vibrant cultural scene and remains a key and indispensable instrument for financing cultural activities; Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States, within their respective spheres of competence, to devote a sufficientn appropriate part of their budgets to public support for cultureal policies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on Member States to use in this regard all the available tools of the cohesion policy;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that economic downturns usually, together with austerity measures, have usually resulted and still too often result, first and foremost, in cuts in public spending on culture;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investment in the cultural and creative sectors is a means of unlocking the significant and still undervalued potential of those sectors to generate growthfoster cultural diversity and social innovation, while at the same time generating economic prosperity and jobs, and it has a direct impact on the development of new skills, digitisation, entrepreneurship, innovation and the formulation of new business models;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the lack of interest is one of the most frequently stated barriers to cultural participation among respondents to Eurostat and Eurobarometer surveys25 ; stresses, in this context, that the supporting demand, understood as building interest and understanding of culture through education, should be a priority taskgoal of Member States political agendas in terms of increasing access to culture and participation in culture; _________________ 25 Eurobarometer 399, Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)).
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the fundamental role of schools and families as a key platforms for bringing young people into contact with culture and shaping cultural needs and competences; calls on the Member States to take steps towards the greater integration of cultural and artistic education into school curricula;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the role of local cultural institutions, including cultural centres and libraries, as key actors in overcoming barriers to accessing and participating in culture; Calls therefore on Member States to actively support such cultural institutions, especially in marginalised areas such as outskirts;
Amendment 112 #
18. Draws attention to the lower cultural participation rates among the rural population, which are structurally conditioned26 ; draws attention, in this context, to the role of small local cultural centres, transport infrastructure and support for sustainable cultural tourism in facilitating access to cultural institutions; _________________ 26 Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)).
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced that digital tools make it possible, when properly used and implemented and where accompanied by a consistent level of digital literacy, can help to overcome barriers to access to culture caused by factors such as the following: unfavourable geographical location, disability, social background, language and lack of time or financial resources; points out that digital tools can also be a tool for overcoming social or mental barriers;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material in Europe should be carried out in full respect of intellectual property rights: in this regard, intellectual property rights should not hamper the general public goal of increasing access to, and favouring the dissemination of, creative content, information and knowledge; highlights furthermore that an updated legal framework should allow and foster digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material in Europe, while also ensuring that material in the public domain remains in the public domain after digitisation;