6 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises – given that the creative industries represent an important part of the European economy and will contribute significantly to achieving the Union’s employment targets under the Europe 2020 strategy, especially through the initiatives for new jobs and the ‘industrial policy for the globalisation era’ – the need to reduce the inequalities faced by practitioners in the cultural and creative sector and to fight discrimination in these sectors, especially as regards pay, jobs that match the level of qualifications, and social security; calls on the Member States to introduce changes to their social security systems to meet the needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to respect and acknowledge actions taken by cultural services and not-for-profit organisations involved in the development of a creative inclusive economyencourage cooperation involving universities, companies and arts initiatives that enables access to cultural services and contributes to the development of a creative economy in the EU; stresses the importance, in terms of the creative sector’s economic development in the EU, of implementing job-preservation and job-creation policies;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Favours initiatives on mobility, particularly for students and young creators whether qualified or notin training, as well as the development of residencies and workshops for artists, and calls on the Member States to remove barriers to free movement, particularly with reference to exchanges between EU artists and between EU and non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to ensure that the right, while ensuring compliance with laws on entry and with regulations to combat trafficking in human beings; calls on the Commission to do more to combat impediments to free movement can be exercisedd to remove any barriers in the way of young people considering a career in the creative sector;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the Member States to guarantee that, in terms of preferential arrangements for access to culture (e.g. reduced prices, free entry on certain days), all young people are treated equally irrespective of their status (as students, apprentices, trainees or job seekers, etc.);
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates the mobilisation of EU funds and programmes for the development of the cultural and creative sectorCalls on the Commission to promote joint research between the cultural and creative industries and the education and training sector, so as to facilitate the use of creative techniques and tools in the education sector; and to step up lifelong education and training, specifically through use of the European Social Fund, given the pace of technological change in this field;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a highEncourages the Member States to provide an appropriate level of social protection, and in particular unemployment insurance, which is necessary to provide a guaranteed income for those periods without employment natural to the cultural and creative sector, and enable personal and collective emancipation.