Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2017/2255(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on structural and financial barriers in the access to culture PDF (340 KB) DOC (73 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its Resolution of 1st June 2017 on VAT value on books, newspapers, and periodicals2a; _________________ 2a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0233.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU can complement and encourage cultural policies according to Art. 167 of the TFEU, authorities at national or regional level remain the main bodies responsible forin charge of cultural policies in the EU, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the diversity of taxation procedures and systems within the EU make the mobility of artists and all cultural workers difficult through an undue administrative burden, often not in relation with the actual, modest revenue of their activities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the promotion and improvement of access to culture as one of the priorities on the political agenda and calls for the mainstreaming of accessibility and cultural participation aspects into other policy areas, as this will not only make a positive contribution to those policy areas, but also have an impact on cross-sectoral and synergistic cooperation in the spirit of Art. 167 of the TFEU;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. States that the Compendium of national cultural policies as designed and managed by the Council of Europe and a platform of experts has been a very useful tool for cultural policies in Europe and beyond; regrets however that since 2011 there has been little progress on data collecting and especially analysis,, and recommends therefore that the Council proceeds with a review of present content including also the local and regional level of cultural policies;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the high price of cultural goods and services is one of the barriers to participation in culture highlighted by respondents to the Eurobarometer and Eurostat surveys23 ; recommendstrongly recommends to Member States and Regions, in this context, actions targeting specific audiences with the aim of removing financial barriers to access; _________________ 23 Eurobarometer 399.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that high insurance costs for exhibition objects and performances are also responsible for the high entry tickets in Museums, Theatres and Galleries and often make it impossible for smaller structures to develop their programmes according to their audiences and ambition, a situation resulting in an ever growing gap between smaller structures, close to their audience, and bigger, internationally recognised institutions;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls the importance for Member States to look into a more coherent taxation policy on revenues for cultural workers and artists, travelling in different countries for short periods of time, but subject to different rules and administration for every single performance, workshops or residence; suggests that a minimum harmonisation to support artists and cultural workers mobility should be seen as a priority to encourage the diversity of creation and culture within the whole EU and beyond, instead of creating barriers through an administrative burden out of proportion to actual revenues for cultural work;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material in Europe should be carried out in full respect of intellectual property rights; insists further on the urgent need to settle a secure digital environment for artists and creators to be duly remunerated for their work and ensure a fair remuneration for cross-border access;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the contribution made by Europeana and the Member States' institutions to the digitisation and accessibility of cultural content; Calls, in the context of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, for further support for the project and the promotion of public access to digital cultural heritage resources and services; demands a real restructuring of the site to better comply with advanced technologies and a true communication policy to be up to the richness of content gathered on the site;