8 Amendments of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2011/0370(COD)
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The digital shift is having a massive impact on how cultural and creative goods and services are made, disseminated, accessed, consumed and monetised. These changes offer great opportunities for the European cultural and creative sectors. Lower distribution costs, new distribution channels and new opportunities for niche products can facilitate access and increase circulation worldwide. In order to seize these opportunities and adapt to the context of the digital shift and globalisation, the cultural and creative sectors need to develop new skills, obtain access to better information and require greater access to finance to upgrade equipment, develop new production and distribution methods and adapt their business models.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, maintain and increase their competitiveness or internationalise. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities, the lack of investment-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The European Capital of Culture and the European Heritage Label help to strengthen the feeling of belonging to a common cultural area, and contribute to enhancing the value of cultural heritage. Funding should be provided and appropriate promotion measures taken for these two Union actions.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(2 a) It is crucial to highlight more effectively the size, importance and contribution of the cultural sector in Europe and the European economy (over 3% of the EU's GDP) in order to facilitate the financing and especially the provision of credit to this sector.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
b) to strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promoting smart, sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – point d a (new)
d a) to strengthen efforts to create the infrastructure and conditions necessary to ensure the accessibility of works of art and cultural artefacts in the periphery, in tourist and holiday destinations and in non-urban and rural areas.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – point d a (new)
d a) implementation of European pilot projects, where feasible, to showcase, promote and support innovative initiatives;
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point c
Article 12 – point c
c) support activities aiming at facilitating European and international co-productions, including television and the internet;