14 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Creative Europe, as the only EU Programme directly supporting the cultural and creative sector and industries, needs a significant reinforcement to fulfil its goals in 2024, including ensuring the sector’s full recovery after the pandemic, its resilience against the currently high inflation, which also undermines European citizen’s purchasing power; besides, the increase in funding is needed to further implement cross-cutting actions linked to improving the overall inclusiveness and sustainability of the programme;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Creative Europe, as the only EU Programme directly supporting the cultural and creative sector and industries, needs a significant reinforcement to fulfil its goals in 2024, including ensuring the sector’s full recovery after the pandemic, its resilience against the currently high inflation, which also undermines European citizen’s purchasing power; besides, the increase in funding is needed to further implement cross-cutting actions linked to improving the overall inclusiveness and sustainability of the programme;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to support editorial and news media to help counter the constant and intensifying information warfare, which is threatening the public debate in European democracies and their elections, including the elections of the European Parliament in 2024; therefore, insists that the Cross-Sectoral strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; furthermore, recalls the need to increase support for the cultural and creative sectors and industries to align the programme with the objectives of the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, and the priorities and corresponding actions of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026; therefore, the cultural strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; additionally, underlines the need to strengthen the media strand with an additional EUR 13 million to support the audio-visual sector;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to support editorial and news media to help counter the constant and intensifying information warfare, which is threatening the public debate in European democracies and their elections, including the elections of the European Parliament in 2024; therefore, insists that the Cross-Sectoral strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; furthermore, recalls the need to increase support for the cultural and creative sectors and industries to align the programme with the objectives of the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, and the priorities and corresponding actions of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026; therefore, the cultural strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; additionally, underlines the need to strengthen the media strand with an additional EUR 13 million to support the audio-visual sector;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a budgetary increase will help ensure the continued greening and digitalisation of the Erasmus+ Programme as well as further inclusion measures to allow the participation of more disadvantaged young Europeans and more learners; recalls the importance of additional funds to support the achievement of the European Education Area; furthermore, emphasizes the need to support sport, including Esport and the gamification of educational material, under Erasmus+ to promote the role of sport for improving health and social inclusion while also fighting discrimination;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a budgetary increase will help ensure the continued greening and digitalisation of the Erasmus+ Programme as well as further inclusion measures to allow the participation of more disadvantaged young Europeans and more learners; recalls the importance of additional funds to support the achievement of the European Education Area; furthermore, emphasizes the need to support sport, including Esport and the gamification of educational material, under Erasmus+ to promote the role of sport for improving health and social inclusion while also fighting discrimination;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
5a. Highlights the huge potential in gamification of education, which, among other advantages, can help disadvantaged people learn and study better, while also promoting key European values;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
5a. Highlights the huge potential in gamification of education, which, among other advantages, can help disadvantaged people learn and study better, while also promoting key European values;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the role of Erasmus+ in encouraging young people to participate in Europe's democratic life; draws attention to its contribution to addressing the impact of the war in Ukraine by supporting education and training systems, learners and teachers, schools, youth organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the role of Erasmus+ in encouraging young people to participate in Europe's democratic life; draws attention to its contribution to addressing the impact of the war in Ukraine by supporting education and training systems, learners and teachers, schools, youth organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In view of the next Multiannual Financial Framework to be set up as of 2028, asks the Commission to consider establishing a permanent Union news media fund to empower independent news coverage, contribute to the digital development of media, safeguard the independence of European journalists and journalism, and guarantee the freedom of the press;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In view of the next Multiannual Financial Framework to be set up as of 2028, asks the Commission to consider establishing a permanent Union news media fund to empower independent news coverage, contribute to the digital development of media, safeguard the independence of European journalists and journalism, and guarantee the freedom of the press;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates its call for the Commission to ensure sufficient funding to be made available to the New European Bauhaus initiative in the 2024 budget and to consider establishing a separate budget for the New European Bauhaus as a part of the revision of the MFF; stresses the need to release new funds without affecting the Creative Europe budget;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates its call for the Commission to ensure sufficient funding to be made available to the New European Bauhaus initiative in the 2024 budget and to consider establishing a separate budget for the New European Bauhaus as a part of the revision of the MFF; stresses the need to release new funds without affecting the Creative Europe budget;