25 Amendments of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2012/2302(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CCS should be recognised both for their intrinsic cultural value and for their social transformation dynamic, and also for their major contribution to the Union’s economy in terms of growth and jobs;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the CCS include a wide variety of creative activities and services, with their own particular features in terms of financing and development models, and whereas it is important, therefore, to take account of this diversity in developing strategies for support or cooperation, including international cooperation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the CCS involve various groups of creative activities and services, including public, non-profit and independent activities,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transition to the digital era represents an opportunity for the CCS in terms of the expansion of markets and the development of new economic modelssharing, new access to knowledge, skills and culture – for as many people as possible – and the development of new economic models, including those of the social and inclusive economy;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to provide the CCS with access to financing methods which are stable and adapted to their needs in order to ensure, including public funding, such as in the form of grants, which are stable and adapted to their needs, to their various different statuses and to their specific operating methods in order to ensure not only their continuation but also their future development;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas EU citizens need to be provided with a cultural and artistic education from an early age so as to make them aware of the arts, culture and the richness of Europe’s heritage, and thereby to promote creativity and cultural diversity;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas mobility is an important feature of the CCS, but whereas there are many obstacles to it, which vary between countries and regions and which are connected to the difficulties in obtaining visas, a lack of status for artists and the specific and varied conditions of artistic production;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the CCS are performing well economically, making a major contribution to social cohesion and continuing to create jobs in spite of the difficulties currently facing the economies of the Union;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the importance of adopting a European statute for bodies in the social and inclusive society, in particular for associations, under which numerous cultural actors would operate;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for recent, reliable statistics on the CCS, in particular as regards their actual situation, their specific features, including in terms of status, and their potential in terms of jobs and growth;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the recommendations concerning the creative industries should not lead the EU, and particularly not the Member States, to neglect other cultural actors, including local actors whose visibility in economic terms may seem less in the short term but which are nevertheless major contributors to social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the very disparate nature of the cultural and creative ecosystem, and stresses the need to address this by promoting the emergence of a common identity through thcreate an area of dialogue, allowing their common interests to emerge while creation of areas of dialoguespecting their diversity;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a territorial basis to be developed and for exchanges to be optimised so as to reinforce social and territorial cohesion and, where appropriate, to attract investors in order to enable the various cultural and creative enterprises to continue to promote growth and create jobs, without detriment to the necessary public financing for the sector;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of improvingsupporting cultural and arts training, learning and qualification systems, including by offering students in cultural and arts disciplines training which is tailored toenabling students in these disciplines to acquire complete training which takes account of today’s professional needdevelopments;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it necessary to strengthen the links between training institutions, including universities, while respecting their independence, and CCS companies to create greater synergies and ensure a better match between the supply of training and these sectors’ specific skills requirements;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make progress on mutual recognition of coursestatus, vocational qualifications and diplomas in cultural and art studies;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of supporting cultural access and education from an early age and on a lifelong basis in order to promote creativity and allow people to give free rein to their talents; believes that the issue of equal access and full enjoyment of cultural services and content is closely related to socioeconomic inequalities, which, in the context of the current crisis, are continuing to grow;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that art and cultural education is a prerequisite for equal opportunitiesity and social cohesion, as a means of individual and collective expression and dialogue and a way of promoting mutual understanding;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is vital to provide appropriate support and funding for the CCS; stresses the need to maintain and strengthen government policies in support of the CCS, thereby ensuring the future viability of high-quality independent creative work;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take the action required by recommending mixed methods of funding that are subject to transparency requirements and which do not undermine necessary public funding;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to put in place a favourable regulatory and tax framework, in particular by applying reduced rates of VAT on all cultural goods, whether on a physical medium or online, without making it mandatory that they be subject to VAT, as a great many cultural activities are not bound by the laws of the market and cannot be considered to be commercial goods;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out the international cooperation and export potential of the CCS and the need for the Union to keep up with global competition in order to attract and develop creative talentfact that it is in the Union’s interests to promote exchanges among professions in the sector, including in third countries, and to attract and develop creative talent, which would entail the streamlining of visa-granting procedures, or even the removal of visa requirements;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to strive towards the mutual recognition of the status of artists, to look into how to provide opportunities for mobility and how best to make use of training programmes, networking and the free movement of CCS professionals, particularly cultural stakeholders, as well as artists and works;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Considers it essential for the EU and its Member States to maintain the possibility of preserving and developing their cultural and audiovisual policies, and to do so in the context of their existing laws, standards and agreements, including the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; calls, therefore, for the exclusion of cultural and audiovisual services, including those provided online, to be clearly stated in agreements between the Union and third countries;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the important role played by the CCS as a lever for growthsocial and territorial cohesion, including the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity and harmonious living, and development at local and regional level by helping to make regions attractiveregions develop, restructuring the socioeconomic fabric, developing new activities and creating stable and sustainable jobs;