Activities of Emma McCLARKIN 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 (13)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas many people involved in the creative and cultural industries are self- employed,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the cultural and creative industries are a growth market in the EU and an area where Member States have the potential to be global market leaders,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the cultural and creative industries are key enablers of innovation in other sectors,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, and legal and taxation aspects of these sectors;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to foster opportunities for them to become self-employed entrepreneurs, as well as to train them in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local and regional authorities to establish meeting places in order to raise awareness in cultural and creative industries among people working in the sectorhelp foster an entrepreneurial spirit amongst those in the cultural and creative industries, through the sharing of expertise and training in new technologies, and among the general public;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to setlook into the possibility of setting up a multilingual platform so that people working in the cultural and creative sector can join a European-level network enabling them to share good practices and find information on the legislation in force and funding possibilities;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage SMEs to innovate through increased use of ICTs and to adapt Europe's research and innovation programmes to include SMEs;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission and Member States in association with the stake holders to organise a campaign to raise awareness at European, national and local level, especially among young European consumers, of the need to respect IPR;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the Commission to establish technical and financial support mechanisms in cultural and creative industries with the aim of digitising cultural heritage and to introduce common European standardsthroughout the EU;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission 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 rules on 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 servicfoster an entrepreneurial spirit within the cultural and creative industries, and to give thought to the optimum conditions for the development of thise 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 their development;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on all the actors concerned to considerinvestigate the possibility of introducing new, innovative financial instruments which are adapted to the specific needs of these industries, such as bank guarantee measures, repayable advances and venture-capital funds;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to better aid the transition of creative talent into entrepreneurial success;