32 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2022/2047(INI)
Amendment 6 #
— having regard to the report by the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) Working Group of Member States’ Experts of 22 September 2022 entitled “Stormy Times. Nature and Humans: Cultural Courage for Change”,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the Final Declaration approved by the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development - MONDIACULT 202216a, _________________ 16a https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/ medias/fichiers/2022/09/6.MONDIACUL T_EN_DRAFT%20FINAL%20DECLAR ATION_FINAL_1.pdf
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) fall short in explicitly addressing culture as a global public good and both a cross- cutting dimension of sustainable development and a goal itself, as made clear by global campaign such as the #Culture2030Goal;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage promoted culture and cultural heritage; whereas cultural heritage can act as a catalyst for a long- term sustainable economic recovery, sustainable tourism and regional development, enhancing the involvement of local communities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) represent at least 4.4 % of EU GDP and employ around 7.6 million people16 ; whereas over 90% of CCS companies are small- and medium- sized enterprises, and 33% of the workforce are self-employed 16a; whereas the cultural and creative sectors only recoup a minimal share of the economic value they generate, negatively impacting cultural and creative workers; _________________ 16a Ernst & Young, Rebuilding Europe: The cultural and creative economy before and after the COVID-19 crisis, January 2021.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the European CCSI has been dramatic but has been uneven across sectowith a loss of 31% of its turnover and has exacerbated the challenges faced by the sectors, in particular the living and working conditions of artists and cultural workers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament, in its resolutions of 7 June 2007 and of 20 October 2021, called for the establishment of a European Status of the Artist as a common framework for working conditions and minimum standards common to all EU countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas arts and cultural activities have long been recognised to be beneficial to health and mental well-being, including mental health, and to individual and societal well-being, particularly in light of the aftermath of the pandemic; whereas the pandemic has revealed forcefully how invaluable culture is for the overall resilience of societies;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the arts and artistic disciplines are important components of education; whereas these components are not being sufficiently developed in national school curricula; whereas through the strengthening of STEAM, Member States can promote a culture of innovation and creativity from a young age with a long-term impact;
Amendment 72 #
H. whereas the EU’s Creative Europe, the EU's framework programme for the cultural and creative sectors is, playings a key role in promoting the arts, culture and audio- visual content and in supporting high- quality media; whereas most of the target outputs of the Council Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022 have been achieved through actions foreseen by the Programme;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas digital technologies affect all aspects of cultural institutes’ worklife, including the work of artists, cultural workers, organisations and institutions, also posing challenges to fair remuneration, access to culture and diversity;
Amendment 84 #
Ka. whereas digitization also has a strong potential and has changed the way in which CCS create, produce and share content, boosting opportunities to grow and rethink how to increase and diversify cultural participation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the overall satisfactory implementation of the new European agenda for culture and of the joint communication towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations; is delighted to notenonetheless, notes that the assessment of the implementation of the new European agenda for culture has highlighted shortcomings, mainly in terms of priorities; stresses that the two documents, despite haveing withstood the challenges posed by unforeseen crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can be further improved to develop a single comprehensive strategic framework encompassing both the new European agenda for culture and the EU strategy for international cultural relations;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that the Council Work Plan for Culture represents an essential tool for steering Member States strategies in addressing the issues that are relevant for the CCSI in Europe; in this regard, in terms of priorities, the forthcoming Council Work Plan for Culture should focus on: 1. recovery and resilience of the CCSI by further strengthening their ability to respond to future shocks; 2. Culture and sustainability by featuring culture as a driver of sustainable development, well-being and social justice; 3. Status, working and social conditions of cultural and creative professionals.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that the future Council Work Plan should increase cultural policy collaboration, mainly among Member States and should include frameworks of evaluation as an approach for monitoring implementation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that working methods foreseen by the Council Work Plan should be revised with a view to make them procedurally lighter and more effective and the setting up of targeted working groups should be considered;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Acknowledges that cultural Open Method of Coordination (OMC) lacks concrete and institutionalized follow-up mechanisms; recommends therefore the implementation of specific timelines and indicators that may allow follow-up actions or evaluation of Member States’ performance; calls to expand collaboration with non EU countries in OMC groups as it has proved beneficial;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Acknowledges that reports produced at OMC level have a limited direct influence on policymaking at national, regional and local level due to the lack of proper dissemination and connectivity between participating countries and national ministries; recommends therefore to produce reports with clear and concrete policy recommendations supported by a more evidence-based approach; furthermore, invites the Commission to disseminate information on the OMC findings widely at national and EU level in as many languages as possible, including digitally;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the strengthening ofRecalls that the next Council Work Plan for Culture represents an opportunity to advance towards a more comprehensive cultural policy at EU level; stresses that such an ambition requires commensurate funding; recalls that the cultural and creative sectors only recoup a minimal share of the economic value they generate and require new, alternative and stable sources of funding; therefore calls for a significant increase in funding for the Creative Europe 2021- 2027 programme which is still significantly underfunded to answer the needs of the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the setting up of the Voices of Culture Structured Dialogue (SD); encourages more frequent and systematic exchanges between the SD and the OMCacknowledges that the structured dialogue with civil society has facilitated trans-sectoral cooperation, networking and exchanges; highlights, however, the insufficient interactions between the OMC and the structured dialogue platforms and therefore encourages more frequent and systematic exchanges as well as broadened participation to include smaller Member States and all subsectors; recalls that national cultural organisations should be directly involved as much as possible in the work of the platforms;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote and invest in citizens’ participation in cultural and artistic activities; invites the Member States to integrate cultural participation objectives in policy-making beyond cultural policy and to adopt a cultural rights approach shifting away from a narrow focus on access to meaningful participation;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the work undertaken by the Commission to harness the power of culture and cultural diversity for social cohesion and, well-being, participation and for strengthening democracy;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fundamental importance of culture for the development of the individual’s identity and overall individual and societal well-being as well as in the education of children and young people;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recallminds that cross-border mobility remains an essential component of artists’ and cultural workers’ careers; therefore, stresses the importance of mutual recognition of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSIit; recalls that funding instruments supporting mobility should foster the work-life balance of artists and cultural professionals and stimulate as much as possible environmentally and socially sustainable mobility;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the establishment of the Culture Moves Europe mobility scheme for professionals in the CCSI; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still remain; underlines that this scheme will be able to deploy its full potential if supported by an adequate budget in the future and if able to reach a wider audience; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still exist and calls for this scheme to dismantle persisting structural barriers to artistic and cultural mobility;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the success of the European Capitals of Culture initiative with respect to the development of cities and regions across the EU and associated countries; stresses the need for increased and additional funding for the European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) as the COVID-19 pandemic followed by rising inflation have significantly worsened the framework conditions for the implementation of the ECOC;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Acknowledges the important contribution of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative; acknowledges the important contribution of the NEB initiative as a creative and inter and transdisciplinary initiative which brings together arts, design and architecture with a view to contributing to a more sustainable and inclusive living environment for all; recalls that this initiative should be based on innovation at all levels and the active participation and involvement of people and local communities; stresses that the new Council Work Plan for Culture should mirror the relevance of the NEB initiative, including its external dimension, with clear target outputs; calls again on the Commission to present a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB a new stand- alone EU programme by the next MFF;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises the potential of the New European Bauhaus initiative in contributing to the restoration of cities and their cultural heritage, in particular in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the loss of heritage that has occurred;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the vast contribution that the arts and culture make to raising awareness of environmental, climate and sustainability issues, andsustainability issues, as well as the climate emergency and to inspiring positive behavioural change;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that culture makes a key contribution to fostering mutual understanding and restoring communication on the international stage in challenging global contexts; highlights the role of culture in crisis response, also in light of its impact on economic development and employment and in promoting social inclusion, especially of marginalised and underrepresented groups;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to advocate at the UN level for the inclusion of a self-standing goal for culture in the development agenda beyond 2030, as included in the final declaration of UNESCO’s MONDIACULT 2022, as well as to reaffirm the role of culture as a cross-cutting dimension of sustainable development;