Activities of Alexis GEORGOULIS related to 2019/0152(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe
Amendments (15)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Launch of a new KIC in the field of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) (a) Provide the environment to ensure that a framework for the certification of artistic, cultural and creative competences and studies is developed as well as the concomitant recognition of the titles and other skills between member states fostering mobility, visibility and access to opportunities without discrimination to European citizens exercising their right to freely move (b) Allow for the investment and necessary resources to be deployed in coherence and complementarity with other tools, in order to support emerging methods, detached from a strict market- based assessment of art and culture (c) Foster visibility and promotion of European culture and innovation globally, assisting and employing culture and creative industries and creator with the means to face challenges posed by globalisation.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The EIT shall cooperate and support other Union programmes or instruments, especially in the field of financing to avoid overlapping and ensure maximum utilisation of opportunities for KICs when supporting them in planning and implementing their activities.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
— Activities supporting innovation to develop innovative, products, processes and services that address a specific business opportunity and present a societal added value;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) Strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe and sustainable development per se;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Foster innovation and entrepreneurship through better educand quality education that is accessible to all without discrimination;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Bring new solutions to global challenges to market.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Assist the mobility of European citizens in order to achieve cross fertilisation of fields and sectors where synergies are needed to bolster their activity and ensure that barriers are eliminated especially in sectors, such as culture, where the development of cross - border or transnational activity is lacking, such as culture.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
In achieving the objectives, the EIT shall aim to achieve gender mainstreaming while ensuring accessibility of persons with disabilities to its services and its implemented actions.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) sectors, meaning sectors whose activities are based on cultural values or other artistic individual or collective creative expressions mirror an ever- evolving wide spectrum of activities. Whereas culture is a catalyst for creativity and innovation and CCIs have a potential to generate that potential is still untapped, as they are shrinking under a pressing and fragile competitiveness, whereas artists and creative professionals lack access to training and mobility opportunities, they face lack of necessary means to adapt to the increasing digitalisation. The creation of a KIC focused to empower the aforementioned sectors is an imperative with the view to allow the more than 12 million people employed in the CCIs to face increasing challenges and allow equal opportunities for quality employment to people wishing to access those sectors without discrimination.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) An EIT on CCI should necessarily assist the CCI and all actors engaged in that to be empowered to face new challenges, eliminate barriers that occur from lacking recognition and certification of artistic competences in certain member states, the lack of proper and sufficient funding and make sure that long lasting partnerships and synergies are created.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Support and strengthen cultural and artistic education while promoting the cross-border recognition of artistic competences and skills.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 1
Building on its broad scope of action and distinctive role, the EIT is well placed to create synergies and provide complementarities with other EU programmes or instruments, including by reinforcing its support to KICs in their planning and implementing activities. The EIT shall cooperate and support other Union programmes or instruments, especially in the field of financing to avoid overlapping and ensure maximum utilization of opportunities for KICs when supporting them in planning and implementing their activities. The list below offers concrete examples where the EIT will contribute to synergies in the mid to long term beyond Horizon Europe.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 6 – indent 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 6 – indent 1
— The new Creative Europe Programme will be specifically relevant for the activities of a future KIC on CCI. Strong synergies and complementarities will be developed with the programme in areas such as creative skills, jobs and business models and their recognition and certification, jobs, cross- border mobility, intersectoral approaches in creativity and the development of business models that foster creativity away from a strictly market-based approach.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 4
Culture and participation in cultural activities has a direct impact on the well- being of citizens. CCI enhance societal values of identity, democracy and community participation. Culture has a great potential to reinforce a European sense of belonging, where diversity represents an asset. This is of fundamental importance to enable resilience, social access, society cohesion, anti-radicalisation and gender equality, and to tackle Europe’s political uncertainties and need of unity. Culture has the capacity to allow the comprehension of the different challenges of the present, the use of the knowledge of the past and the facing of the future with conviction and certainty.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 2
An EIT KIC on CCI is most suited to address the major economic and societal challenges outlined above. Creativity is a key driver of innovation and a KIC on CCI has the capacity to unleash the potential of culture-based creativity and help strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and smart growth. A KIC on CCI would also have the potential to ensure further recognition and advancement of schemes recognising and certifying artistic and cultural skills and competences and improve capacity of artists to create transnationally while exercising their freedom to move.