9 Amendments of Claude MORAES related to 2011/2246(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to Recital 8 and Recital 94 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive1 which outline the need for Member States to prevent any actions which create dominant positions, restrict pluralism and enable independent regulatory bodies to carry out their work transparently and impartially, __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive).
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the concentration of ownership of the media systems jeopardises pluralism and cultural diversity and leads to the uniformity of media content; urges the Commission to safeguard media pluralism to ensure all EU citizens have access to free and diversified media in all Member States and to recommend improvements when needed;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that continued self- regulation and non-legislative initiatives, where they are independent, impartial and transparent, have an important role to play in ensuring media freedom; calls on the Commission to take measures to support the independence of the media and its regulatory agencies from both the state (including at the European level) and powerful commercial interests;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that despite the use of competition policy through the EU Merger Regulation and, in particular, Article 211 of the Merger Regulation, concern has been raised that these instruments do not adequately control media concentration due to problems of market delimitation, where in some cases large cross-media mergers fall short of turnover thresholds stipulated in EU competition policy and media pluralism; __________________ 1 Member States are permitted under Article 21, which stipulates that national authorities may protect 'legitimate interest' to enact national legislation to preserve media pluralism.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights that market power in the media industry comes not only from monopoly pricing power, but also from political influence leading to regulatory capture, making dominant positions more difficult to dismantle once they are established; calls for competition thresholds to be set lower in the media industry than in other markets;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Reminds the Commission that on several occasions in the past it has been asked on the possibility of introducing a legal framework to prevent concentration of ownership and abuse of dominant position; calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures to safeguarding media pluralism including a legislative framework on media ownership rules introducing minimum standards for Member States;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Believes that transparency of ownership is an essential component of media pluralism; transparency of media ownership is not guaranteed in all Member States; accurate and up-to-date data on media ownership and management should be available in order to identify excessive media concentrations, and to prevent media organisations from hiding special interests; calls on the Commission to monitor and support progress to promote greater exchange of information on media ownership;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In the case of further accessions to the EU, emphasis should be added to the protection of freedoms and the freedom of speech which are widely considered to be elements of the human rights and democracy conditionality of the Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to continue to monitor the performance and progress of EU candidate countries for the protection of media freedoms;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that criteria based on media pluralism and ownership are included in every Impact Assessment undertaken for new initiatives on legislative proposals;