Activities of Oriol JUNQUERAS I VIES related to 2010/2156(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. RStresses that culture is key to society ; recognises the creative and cultural industries (CCIs), which account for 5 million jobs and 2.6% of EU GDP, as one of the main drivers for growth in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that artistic trades constitute one of the pillars on which our cultural heritage and our economy rest, and that their continuity must therefore be safeguarded by means of appropriate mechanisms for passing on knowledge and skills;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises the importance of the swift implementation and success of the Digital Agenda initiative in order to enable CCIs to benefit fully from theadapt successfully to all the new opportunities created by far-reaching, high- speed broadband and by new wireless technologies;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the Digital Agenda, to assist CCIsSMES in their search for competitive andnsumer-friendly innovative online business models based on cofinancing and shared risks between CCIs and intermediaries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of interoperability for producers and users as well;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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4. Emphasises that intellectual property rights arecopyright is a fundamental asset for creative companies, an incentive for individual creativity and investment in creation; calls, therefore, for schemes to help CCIs adapt to the digital shift via new online services baseand to valorise and mon new forms of rights management promoting authors‘ rightsetise content and added value services so as to maximize the advantages of the digitalization of culture;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Europe’s cultural diversity, and particularly its rich heritage of regional languages and cultures, constitutes an irreplaceable raw material for the CCI,
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for a more advantageous fiscal and investment climate, which would involve reconsidering current VAT rules (including the huge divergence between online and offline rates) and a widening of the scope of current tax shelter schemes.