34 Amendments of Ilana CICUREL related to 2023/2003(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2020 on ‘Effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps’ (2019/2195(INI));
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2020 on ‘Effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps’ (2019/2195(INI));
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Creative Europe plays a key role in promoting the arts, culture, audiovisual content and in supporting high-quality media, especially through supporting grass-roots projects, small companies and individual artists; whereas it contributes to the Union's strategy for international cultural relations with the aim of ensuring its long-term impact through a people-to-people approach involving cultural networks, civil society and local organisations;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Creative Europe plays a key role in promoting the arts, culture, audiovisual content and in supporting high-quality media, especially through supporting grass-roots projects, small companies and individual artists; whereas it contributes to the Union's strategy for international cultural relations with the aim of ensuring its long-term impact through a people-to-people approach involving cultural networks, civil society and local organisations;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas digital technologies, including AI, influence all aspects of cultural life, as well as the work of artists, cultural workers, organisations and institutions, and can help them facilitate interaction with different audiences and opening access to their work; whereas various EU funding programmes and initiatives beyond Creative Europe are supporting the digital transition of the sector; whereas digitalisation has enormous potential and has changed the ways in which the CCSI create, produce and share content, boosting opportunities to grow and increase cultural participation; whereas digitalisation also poses challenges in terms of diversity, adequate remuneration and access to culture;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas digital technologies, including AI, influence all aspects of cultural life, as well as the work of artists, cultural workers, organisations and institutions, and can help them facilitate interaction with different audiences and opening access to their work; whereas various EU funding programmes and initiatives beyond Creative Europe are supporting the digital transition of the sector; whereas digitalisation has enormous potential and has changed the ways in which the CCSI create, produce and share content, boosting opportunities to grow and increase cultural participation; whereas digitalisation also poses challenges in terms of diversity, adequate remuneration and access to culture;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas Creative Europe plays a strategic role for the European Union, its values and its soft power, by fostering partnerships between European cultural and creative players, enabling the creation of new works, and promoting European cultural diversity internationally;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas Creative Europe plays a strategic role for the European Union, its values and its soft power, by fostering partnerships between European cultural and creative players, enabling the creation of new works, and promoting European cultural diversity internationally;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the new generation of the Creative Europe programme continues to generate significant interest within the cultural, creative and, audiovisual and news media sectors, with an increasing number of applications received under the three strands, resulting in a proportionate decrease in the success rate of applications;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the new generation of the Creative Europe programme continues to generate significant interest within the cultural, creative and, audiovisual and news media sectors, with an increasing number of applications received under the three strands, resulting in a proportionate decrease in the success rate of applications;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need to strike a balance between harmonised administrative management systems for all EU programmes, on the one hand, and the specific needs of different beneficiaries, on the other; urges, therefore, the Commission and the EACEA to step-up their efforts to simplify the administrative management procedures of the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027; encourages the Creative Europe Desks to maintain and further strengthen their support to applicants, in particular by making the programme and its functioning more transparent and accessible to the most disadvantaged beneficiaries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need to strike a balance between harmonised administrative management systems for all EU programmes, on the one hand, and the specific needs of different beneficiaries, on the other; urges, therefore, the Commission and the EACEA to step-up their efforts to simplify the administrative management procedures of the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027; encourages the Creative Europe Desks to maintain and further strengthen their support to applicants, in particular by making the programme and its functioning more transparent and accessible to the most disadvantaged beneficiaries;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of further working on the protection of freedom of artistic expression through the funding of cultural cooperation projects and cultural networks dedicated to this topic under the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of further working on the protection of freedom of artistic expression through the funding of cultural cooperation projects and cultural networks dedicated to this topic under the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the great potential of Creative Europe in its external dimension with the aim of building international cultural relations based on shared values; in this regard, welcomes the work done by the Member States’ cultural institutes and organisations and by the EUNIC Clusters in third countries and encourages further cooperation between them with a particular attention to be given to smaller Member States and Member States with limited or no cultural visibility abroad, and to their cultural representation needs;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the great potential of Creative Europe in its external dimension with the aim of building international cultural relations based on shared values; in this regard, welcomes the work done by the Member States’ cultural institutes and organisations and by the EUNIC Clusters in third countries and encourages further cooperation between them with a particular attention to be given to smaller Member States and Member States with limited or no cultural visibility abroad, and to their cultural representation needs;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the launch in November 2021 by the Commission of CulturEU, a new multilingual interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available at EU level for the cultural and creative sectors and industries, which has been developed to help all types and sizes of partners to navigate the landscape of EU funding for culture;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the launch in November 2021 by the Commission of CulturEU, a new multilingual interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available at EU level for the cultural and creative sectors and industries, which has been developed to help all types and sizes of partners to navigate the landscape of EU funding for culture;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the increasing participation of third countries in the various components of the Creative Europe programme, which contributes to strengthening cultural and artistic links between the EU and those countries; calls on the Commission to support the participation of third countries, which helps to strengthen international cultural cooperation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the increasing participation of third countries in the various components of the Creative Europe programme, which contributes to strengthening cultural and artistic links between the EU and those countries; calls on the Commission to support the participation of third countries, which helps to strengthen international cultural cooperation;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the current Creative Europe programme, despite the significantly increased budget for the period 2021-2027, is still oversubscribed and does not reflect the growth and full potential of the European cultural and creative sectors and industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to substantially increase the financial envelope of the Creative Europe programme 2028-2034; in this context, strongly deplores the announced Council cuts for the 2024 budget, that could put in danger ongoing key projects, which are essential to achieve the objectives of the programme;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the current Creative Europe programme, despite the significantly increased budget for the period 2021-2027, is still oversubscribed and does not reflect the growth and full potential of the European cultural and creative sectors and industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to substantially increase the financial envelope of the Creative Europe programme 2028-2034; in this context, strongly deplores the announced Council cuts for the 2024 budget, that could put in danger ongoing key projects, which are essential to achieve the objectives of the programme;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the high quality of applications received under the mobility scheme; in this regard, calls on the Commission to safeguard geographical balance in addition to increasing participation from countries that are underrepresented; in this context, recalls the importance of mutual recognition and cross-border portability of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSI;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the high quality of applications received under the mobility scheme; in this regard, calls on the Commission to safeguard geographical balance in addition to increasing participation from countries that are underrepresented; in this context, recalls the importance of mutual recognition and cross-border portability of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSI;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still remain; calls for the promotion of cross-border approaches to culture and the search for European partners for the creation of major European cultural co-productions and residencies programmes, with the objective of fostering the mobility of artists and creators by reinforcing cooperation of all involved actors and exchanges of best practices, including with non-EU countries;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still remain; calls for the promotion of cross-border approaches to culture and the search for European partners for the creation of major European cultural co-productions and residencies programmes, with the objective of fostering the mobility of artists and creators by reinforcing cooperation of all involved actors and exchanges of best practices, including with non-EU countries;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a more strategic and sector-oriented approach for the music sector tackling the new and upcoming challenges, building on the results of the Music Moves Europe preparatory action; in this regard, stresses the importance of a regular structured dialogue between the music sector and the Commission;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a more strategic and sector-oriented approach for the music sector tackling the new and upcoming challenges, building on the results of the Music Moves Europe preparatory action; in this regard, stresses the importance of a regular structured dialogue between the music sector and the Commission;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the significant international competition that European audiovisual, film and videogame content are facing;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the significant international competition that European audiovisual, film and videogame content are facing;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the vital roles of the European Film Distribution and European Film Sales support schemes in contributing to the cultural diversity of the European audiovisual sector by increasing the cross- border circulation of European films; stresses, therefore, that it is key to maintain adequate funding for both schemes and to make further efforts to ensure the circulation and online availability of European works;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the vital roles of the European Film Distribution and European Film Sales support schemes in contributing to the cultural diversity of the European audiovisual sector by increasing the cross- border circulation of European films; stresses, therefore, that it is key to maintain adequate funding for both schemes and to make further efforts to ensure the circulation and online availability of European works;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Requests additional funding for video game projects under Creative Europe to contribute to the growth of the European video game ecosystem in order to maximise game creation opportunities throughout all Member States and encourage the development of and retain European talent;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Requests additional funding for video game projects under Creative Europe to contribute to the growth of the European video game ecosystem in order to maximise game creation opportunities throughout all Member States and encourage the development of and retain European talent;