Activities of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2010/2156(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries PDF (338 KB) DOC (240 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
Amendments (14)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the fact that culture and creative industries (CCIs) are recognised throughout the Green Paper as a tool for local and regional development, and points out that local and regional authorities in most Member States are responsible for sectors mentioned in the context of CCIs, especially culture, research, education, tourism and employment; Urges the Member States to involve relevant regional and local authorities from the very early stages of negotiations on legislation and on programmes benefiting from the Structural Funds so as to allow a timely dialogue between the different layers of government;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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2. Points out that cultural and creative infrastructures and facilities play an important role in the development of the physical environment of towns and cities and, in particular, the rehabilitation of old industrial districts, and that cultural heritage is at the same time considered significant in the development of rural areas, especially through its contribution to rural tourism; believes therefore that cultural and creative strategies should be included in national, regional and local development strategies, in a partnership between public authorities representing different policy areas, SMEs and relevant civil society representatives;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to foster culture and creativity; invites the Commission and Member States to use existing technical assistance mechanisms to promote knowledge at regional and local level on implementation-related problems;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the relevance of the Structural Funds and existing and future programmes in the field of culture, research, tourism, audiovisual media, youth and education, drawing lessons from existing projects and studies in order to design a post-2013 cohesion policy that would help release the full potential of the cultural sphere, and particularly that of the creative industries; underlines the need for a simpler architecture for the Funds, as a general principle of the future cohesion policy, in order to avoid discouraging potential partners from taking part in projects;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls for a more important future role for SMEs and private capital in the implementation of projects and measures in the cultural and creative sector, particularly through PPPs and through maximisation of the use of EIB and EIF financial instruments; calls on the Commission to simplify the functioning rules of these instruments, whose current complexity limits their use; invites Member States to further exploit them as a means to increase the quality of the projects and the participation of private actors, especially SMEs, in European projects;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
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-1. Acknowledges the impact, competitiveness and future potential of cultural and creative industries as an important engine for sustainable growth in Europe that can play a decisive role in the EU's economic recovery;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. UnderlinStresses the need to analyse cultural and creative industries and the impact of their activities on the European economy, identifying, defining and describing them each in turn;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to promote artistic and cultural education among all age groups, from primary to higher and/or vocational education, including in the context of lifelong learning;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Underlines the need to pass on techniques and know-how and the value of reinforcing learning and setting up professional training programmes focused on the cultural and creative sector, better harnessing the use of existing programmes and curricula, providing multidisciplinary education and promoting cooperation and partnerships between schooleducational institutions, students, professionals from the cultural and creative sector, enterprises of all sizes, including private and public sector, craftspeople and financial institutions;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
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5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to train them, together with all other students in this field, in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local and regional authorities to establish meeting places and set the basis for the creation of local networks in order to raise awareness in cultural and creative industries among people working in the sector, through the sharing of expertise and training in new technologies, and among the general public;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the Commission to establish a European digital single market, technical and financial support mechanisms in cultural and creative industries with the aim of digitising cultural heritage and to introduce common European standards;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to encourage the growth of the cultural and creative industries, especially online, by taking relevant steps to ensure that all stakeholders share the responsibility for equally protecting products and services in the digital environment in order to build greater consumer trust online;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to set up the basis for the creation of a European mechanism to guarantee and ensure the protection of intellectual property rights, online and offline, of all actors involved in the cultural and creative industries sectors;