Activities of Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS related to 2018/2091(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
New European Agenda for Culture (A8-0388/2018 - Giorgos Grammatikakis) (vote) EL
New European Agenda for Culture (short presentation) EL
Reports (1)
REPORT on the New European Agenda for Culture PDF (385 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the New Agenda for Culture should provide a flexible framework for changing cultural ecosystems and to foster synergies between sectors;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe is facing growing social inequalities, rising populism and radicalisation and has an increasingly diverse population; whereas culture is therefore more important than ever, in particular with a view to creating connections, tackling prejudice and guaranteeing citizens freedom and diversity of expression, communication and creation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Europe’s creative and cultural sectors are the EU’s strongest assets, whereas they represent 4.2 % of the EU’s GDP, create 8.4 million jobs, equal to 3.7 % of total employment in the EU, are economically resilient, even in times of crisis, encourage creativity, which feeds into all sectors of activity, boost transformation, and offer a higher percentage of youth employment than other sectors;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europe’s music sector is very dynamic, accounting for 1 million jobs and a turnover of EUR 25 billion, yet remains severely underfunded; whereas, out of a total budget of EUR 1.46 billion for Creative Europe, as of July 2018 only EUR 51 million have gone to music projects, and mainly towards classical music, this does not reflect the diversity of Europe's music sector or its economic, social and cultural contribution;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture can plays an important role in social cohesion and integration and whereas the special call for migrants’ integration in the Creative Europe programme has proved to be efficient but oversubscribed and underfunded;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas artists and cultural professionals often face precarious and unstable situations with weak or no social security and unpredictable incomes;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present an Action Plan for Cultural Heritage and emphasises the need to focus on both tangible and intangible aspects of Europe’s heritage, as heritage is the first step in the creation of a collective culture, and our future heritage is what we create today;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present an Action Plan for Cultural Heritage and emphasises the need to focus on both tangible and intangible aspects of Europe’s heritage, and on the links it has with contemporary artistic and creative projects and expression;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the launching of ‘Music Moves Europe’ as a significant first step in stimulating creativity, diversity and innovation in Europe’s music sector and the sectoral action on music in the Creative Europe programme; calls on the Commission to focus on mobility of artists and repertoire within and beyond Europe, distribution, funding for SMEs, transparency of digital platforms to artists, diversity of streaming services, the accessibility (in particular linguistic) of information presented online, and a mapping of the sector when developing further EU action on music;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation of an online directory of European films and the launch of the first EU Film Week and encourages the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with the creative industries, to develop apromote the development of European platforms providing access to licensed EU films, while remunerating artists and right- holders fairly and respecting the principle of territoriality;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a dedicated action for the mobility of art works, possibly through the form of a touring grant, as this would extend the lifecycle of many projects that are funded through the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to consider designating a European Cultural Personality of the year which would include a series of activities and projects across Europe that would honour the life and work of such a personality and emphasize the impact it has had on fostering European values and identity;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that according to the 2017 Eurobarometer 36 % of Europeans did not participate in any cultural activity within the previous year and therefore calls on the Member States, therefore, to strengthen the links between culture, education, innovation and research and to invest in audience engagement and cultural capability;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that the pace of technological change makes it imperative to adopt a life-long learning approach that is accessible to cultural practitioners and to enhance synergies between culture and education in formal and non-formal domains;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that democratic principles and European values are increasingly challenged due to growing polarisation both within Europe and globally; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to develop a strategic approach for the protection of cultural rights, freedom of artistic expression and media pluralism, as well as the right to freely participate in cultural life, particularly by supporting the development of indicators and monitoring systems at European level,;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that culture is not mentioned in the majority of policy fields it contributes to in the Commission’s MFF proposal and calls on the Commission, therefore, in collaboration with CCSs, to design holistic and coordinated strategies for mainstreaming culture in other policy areas and to promote the inclusion of projects, in particular for small entities that create an economy of European diversity; calls on it to work on the whole value chain, from creation to dissemination;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop a ‘one-stop-shop’ portal where all existing EU funding instruments for CCSs are listed in a user-friendly, comprehensive and efficient manner with clear application guidelines and assistance;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages further development of sustainable cultural tourism, in collaboration with the cultural sector, communities and citizens, as well as UNESCO, on the designation of heritage sites, and with the Council of Europe, through the development of cultural routes; calls for the promotion of EU regions as European destinations of excellence (EDEN);
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that digital platforms that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising copyright protected content have a clear obligation to obtain licenses from rightholders and to fairly remunerate artists, authors, news publishers, producers, journalists and creators for the digital use of their work;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the Council initiative to draw up a comprehensive approach to international cultural relations and calls for the creation of cultural focal points in all EU delegations, the appropriate training of officials and the involvement of local and grassroots actors and international cultural networks, including in the preparatory action on European Houses; reiterates its request for the Commission and the EEAS to report on the state of implementation every two years;