Activities of Patrizia TOIA related to 2021/2255(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The new European Bauhaus (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the New European Bauhaus
Amendments (51)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
— having regard to the Davos Declaration adopted by the Conference of Ministers of Culture on 22 January 2018 entitled ‘Towards a high-quality Baukultur for Europe’, as well as the Davos Baukultur Quality System ‘Eight criteria for a high-quality Baukultur’ developed thereafter,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas climate change is a challenge that transcends borders and requires immediate and ambitious action; whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 represents a great opportunity as well as a challenge for the Union, its Member States and businesses from every sector; whereas cohesion policy is a crucial tool in delivering a fair transition to a climate- neutral economy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas culture is a strategic sector for the EU which helps to bolster its economy, to enable us to live better together and to build democratic, sustainable, inclusive and free societies, and yet has been one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive society that ensures living and working conditions of good quality for everyone, individually and collectively, adapts spaces to evolving living and working habits, makes safe places to go and stay for every gender or age, looks after the wellbeing, autonomy and mobility also for physically and mentally impaired people, better connects urban and rural areas, working and recreational life spaces and suits every way of life; whereas these sectors, which play a part in research and innovation for sustainable development, have been disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive societyand sustainable society; whereas such sectors, in particular architecture, play a key role in promoting a sustainable building culture, which limits the environmental impacts of the building sector, raises its social, economic and environmental quality and improves the health, comfort and quality of life of our citizens;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas cities are places of pluralism, creativity and solidarity, and test beds for new forms of problem solving and for social innovation; whereas public spaces are central places for stimulating open, inclusive and transparent debate and participation in public life, thereby contributing to democratic systems for our society; whereas culture and artistic venues are essential places for freedom of expression and debate;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas building a better future starts with quality education and training, including through vocational and lifelong learning; whereas access to quality education is a fundamental right;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas cultural and artistic education are vital for personal development and for being able to value the arts, culture and architecture that surround us and design tomorrow’s cultural heritage; whereas everyone should have the right to access to and participate in culture;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Union’s strategic autonomy rests on its ability to lead technological, environmentally sustainable economic and social progress; whereas this depends on its ability to excel in education, research and innovation - often referred to as the ‘knowledge triangle’;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas cultural heritage is increasingly impacted by climate change and environmental degradation and must be preserved;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Renovation Wave strategy aims to double the rate of building renovation in Europe, aiming at the renovation of more than 35 million buildings and the creation of up to 160 000 jobs in the construction sector;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas a high-quality built environment is the result of the work of skilled professionals in the construction sector and creative and cultural industries and can only be the outcome of quality processes, in particular public procurement procedures;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas war actions are targeting the housing stock, cultural heritage and other civilian infrastructures in Ukraine;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the historic Bauhaus movement created a paradigm shift in design, architecture and the arts, with important legacies such as the optimization of the form-function relationship, which delivered radical innovation and reflected true cultural and social changes in a progressive artistic and educational context in the aftermath of the First World War;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative and, stressing that by translating the values of the original Bauhaus to today’s challenges, it aspires to create a cultural movement that contributes to a smarter, more sustainable and more enjoyable living environment; emphasises that it must primarily focus on improving the quality of people’s lives by transforming the spaces, buildings, cities and territories in which they live; as well as their environment, but also on improving coexistence and public space for social cohesion and democratic life;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms that the NEB has the potential to reshape the way policies are conceived to nurture policies and legislative developments having an impact on the built environment, and to define the environment of the future by meeting the need for spaces adapted to new ways of life;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the NEB must be accessible, affordable, socially fair and inclusive and must actively involve EU citizens and community-based organisations in a bottom-up way – from project design to roll-out and evaluation – while avoiding any elitist approaches; highlights that the NEB should facilitate the promotion of inclusive and vibrant communities, thereby enhancing citizens’ participation and integration into a just and fair energy transition;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises, in order to be successful, that the NEB must be accessible, affordable, socially fair and inclusive and must actively involve EU citizens and community-based organisations from all people and territories in their diversity, in a bottom-up way – from project design to roll-out and evaluation – while avoiding any elitist approaches;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. believes that NEB can pave the way for the creation of a truly pan- European network of architectural, urban and rural, artistic and cultural research centres, along with related SMEs and sectoral industries in the construction and renovation sector; is of the idea that such a network could additionally serve as an accelerator for socially promising green and digital solutions, technologies and products for which Europe should aim at becoming a worldwide industrial and economic leader;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to raise awareness about this initiative and to improve the coordination between all levels of governance, civil society, professionals and their representative organisations, which should have equitable access to opportunities and funding;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Requests that the Commission clarify the general criteria for the selection and evaluation of NEB projects and initiatives and for the allocation of funds, in particular:
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- following the NEB guiding principles of sustainability, inclusiveness and aesthetics, and taking inspiration from the Davos Baukultur Quality System;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 4
Paragraph 8 – indent 4
- securing accessibility, security and affordability;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 7 a (new)
- evaluating the environmental and social impacts of the project over its life cycle,
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the efforts made by the European Commission to launch the first calls for projects by taking money from existing programmes, but considers that their impact is not proportionate to the ambition of the project;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB an EU programme by the next MFF; insists that this will require fresh resources with a dedicated and stable budget line; underlines that this new programme must not reduce funding for other programmesunderfunded programmes such as Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, notwithstanding the links and synergies it may create with them, nor divert focus from their agreed political priorities;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop a clear plan for attracting public and private investment; encourages the Member States to allocate adequate funding to the NEB through their recovery and resilience plans and the European structural and investment funds; invites Member states to explore the possibility to coordinate the implementation of RRF funds on projects in line with NEB principles and objectives, also favouring forms of partnerships involving public entities, private for-profit and private not- for-profit entities;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CExpresses the need to go beyond the phases of co-design, delivery and dissemination, ensuring that creative thinking continues throughout all phases; calls on the Commission to set up an evidence-based monitoring and evaluation mechanism, which should continuously review all NEB activities and report regularly to Parliament and the Council; expects to receive the first monitoring report in 2022;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the NEB movement should promote more sustainable, socially inclusive and innovative ways of life based on new models of planning, constructing and inhabiting our built environment in order to suit emerging needs and help to ensure decent and quality housing for all; highlights that the NEB must have a holistic approach at all spatial scales, whatever the size of the project, from landscape architecture to urban planning, neighbourhood development, infrastructure, buildings, interior architecture and design;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the NEB movement should promote more sustainable, socially inclusive and innovative ways of life based on new models of planning, constructing and inhabiting our built environment in order to suit emerging needs, tackle energy poverty and help to ensure decent housing for all, affordable and quality housing for all, in particular for vulnerable groups;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the NEB should play a key role in promoting greater circularity in the built environment, notably by promoting renovation and adaptive re-use over demolition, by applying nature-based solutions in urban areas and by developing urban greening plans; calls on the Commission to further incentivise the uptake of nature-based materials such as wood in construction and renovation, for instance by exploring the possibility to foresee a system enabling consumers to make an informed choice on embodied carbon and stored carbon in such products;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the NEB must develop new ways of thinking that are clear and inclusive, generating greater security and comfort for our citizens, supporting cultural movements to foster local and global knowledge; underlines that without culturally-based social dynamism, the Bauhaus will not act as a catalyst for a true pan-European movement and could fall only into the hands of elite actors;
Amendment 353 #
15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure the supply for wooden raw materials for the production of construction and renovation materials, while guaranteeing a level playing field by avoiding any kind of market distortion and technical barriers; recalls that these supply chains should encourage optimal resource use and recycling; pursues energy efficiency in terms of carbon storage; promotes increased circularity through cascading use, when economically and regionally possible; safeguards biodiversity and ecosystem functions, as well as revitalize rural economies;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to draw up innovative educational curricula for the development of spatial, orientation and drawing skills and to integrate green and digital skills within higher education and lifelong learning, which will also help to deliver the European Skills Agenda; stresses the importance of raising awareness and education on respect for environment, including respect to historical and cultural heritage; calls for the EU to promote such endeavours; calls on the Commission to make mobility opportunities an integral part of the NEB;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to draw up innovative educational curricula in line with NEB principles and objectives for the development of spatial skills and to integrate green and digital skills within higher education and lifelong learning, which will also help to deliver the European Skills Agenda; calls for the EU to promote such endeavours; calls on the Commission to make mobility opportunities an integral part of the NEB;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of linking NEB to the development of green skills as well as in education and lifelong learning curricula in construction, farming, waste treatment, social housing, landscaping, tourism and transport, which should be taken into account when developing the Education for Climate Coalition;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the NEB could support energy security and efficiency by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solutions and could facilitate the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitigate the digital divide; underlines the importance of the NEB fighting energy poverty through innovative solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors, considering it is a precondition for achieving a just and fair energy transition;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines the need to engage with the culture and creative sector, citizen- and community-based organisations to design, implement and assess NEB delivery so that it achieves ‘living better together’; considers their essential role in answering new needs for spaces adapted to new ways of life as intergenerational cohabitation, working and co-working spaces adapted to changing habits, child-friendly urban environments, safer spaces for women and ease of moving and participating in work and public life for the most vulnerable people;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses that the NEB is an opportunity to rethink and improve accessibility in our cities and buildings; encourages this initiative to reflect and incorporate concrete accessibility criteria in projects as a requirement, applying real legislation; calls for incorporating the perspective of people with disabilities in the inclusivity dimension of this initiative;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Given the essential role of culture and artistic practices for self-development and well-being, debate and free expression, considers that the NEB should play a key role in ensuring ease of access to culture, fostering the proximity of cultural venues for everyone, including those living in remote and rural areas;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop ambitious plans and use the NEB to better protect Europe’s rich cultural heritage from the impact of climate change;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that the NEB should play a key role in promoting greater circularity in the built environment, by promoting renovation and adaptive re-use over demolition and new built, as appropriate;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Considers that a key objective of the NEB should promote sustainable construction materials, in particular bio- and geo-sourced materials, low-carbon materials as well as simple, passive, low- tech and locally tested building techniques;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to connect the NEB to the Renovation Wave, taking advantage of the innovative solutions that the project offers in the comprehensive renovation of our building stock, including with regard to energy efficiency; and improvements of quality of life and indoor environments, paying particular attention to accessibility and affordability to ensure social fairness and inclusiveness; urges also the Commission and Member States to rapidly upscale the rate of renovation and new built with low-carbon materials and solutions, especially for social housing;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to connect the NEB to the Renovation Wave as a preliminary phase, taking advantage of the innovative solutions that the project offers in the comprehensive renovation of our building stock, including wgoing beyond energy efficiency, accessibility and security and achieving a truly holistic and qualithy regard to energy efficiencynovation of the building stock, mindful of the site specific contexts and surrounding neighbourhood;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create synergies in the research and university communities on the NEB fields, making use of the European Universities Initiative or networks that should indeed allow exchange and sharing knowledge and good practices;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the creation of an NEB label based on clear criteria applied in an inclusive way in order to recognise projects and products for achieving key NEB goals and help them get access to funding; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU funding schemes create incentives to apply for the label; calls for market uptake of the label to be explored, among others in the construction and building sector, whereby a label could quantify and rate in a comprehensive and holistic way the sustainability, economic, environmental and social value of a building, while showcasing at the same time the sustainability performance of nature- based materials and products used in the building process;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the creation of an NEB label in partnership with stakeholders, coordinated with existing labels, based on clear criteria applied in an inclusive way in order to recognise projects and products for achieving key NEB goals and help them get access to funding; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU funding schemes create incentives to apply for the label; calls for market uptake of the label to be explored;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. invites the Commission and Member states to encourage the direct involvement of local and regional authorities in the technical implementation of projects, which are in line with the principles and objectives set out in the Commission's communication on the New European Bauhaus;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the future NEB lab to make innovative recommendations, to collaborate with other institutions, national and regional governments, and stakeholders and to establish clear and transparent operating and reporting rules in line with the initiative;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Supports the creation of an annual NEB Festival and awards; calls for synergies with other European awards and events of a similar nature, such as the EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award for contemporary architecture, Europan Europe, European Heritage Awards and others;