Activities of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2010/2156(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries PDF (338 KB) DOC (240 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the European Union, cultural and creative industries ‘cultural industries’ are those industries producing and distributing goods or services which at the time they are developed are considered to have a specific attribute, use or purpose which embodies or conveys cultural expressions, irrespective of the commercial value they may have, and whereas, therefore, in the European Union they play a major role in promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, pluralism and social and territorial cohesion, democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas creativity depends on the accessibility of existing creative knowledge and content, and whereas it is essential to ensure the artistic and cultural education of citizens and to appreciate the creative process in order to develop creativity and knowledge of the arts, culture, cultural heritage and the cultural diversity of the EU,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, legal and taxation aspects of these sectors; stresses, in this respect, the need to fight against pay discrimination and to improve the degree to which jobs match the level of qualifications;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to grant artists, who are at the heart of the innovation process, a separate professional status in terms of pay, employment support and access to lifelong learning;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and all the actors concerned to consider new economic models in the creative and cultural sector which are adapted to the impact of globalisation and the challenges of the digital age, particularly with regard to content industries, to consider the best way to adapt the regulatory framework – and in particular the rule; notes, in this con competition policy – to the specific situation of the cultural sector in order to ensure cultural diversity and consumer access to a range of high-quality cultural content and services, and to give thought to the optimum conditions for the development of this single market, with particular regard to taxation, for example by allowing the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for on- or off-line cultural goods and services in order to promote theirtext, the need to ensure access to the market – including the digital market – for all artists and culture professionals in order to preserve cultural diversity and provide consumers with a deivelopmentrsified supply;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to consider more favourable tax conditions for the development of a single market by allowing, for example, the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for cultural goods and services distributed on and off-line;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to adapt the regulatory frameworks to the specific situation of the cultural sector, in particular the competition rules in force, in order to ensure cultural diversity and consumer access to a range of high- quality cultural content and services;