2 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the signing of the agreement setting off the Financial Guarantee Facility of Creative Europe, one of the key means to improve access to loan financing for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sector, and one of the key means for guaranteeing the necessary fair remuneration of creators; welcomes the initiative of the integrated training scheme of the Guarantee Facility proposed to bankers and financial intermediaries; strongly recommends all necessary measures to be put in place in the course of 2016, so that the Guarantee Facility may reach cruising speed as soon as possible;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the EU programmes in the field of culture, education, youth and citizenship present additionalities and synergies with integration policies for migrants and refugees; invites, therefore, EU the institutions to respond with appropriate increases in the funding of directly managed programmes - such as Creative Europe - as well as for the Structural and Investment Funds, and dedicated budget lines;