Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2018/2091(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New European Agenda for Culture (short presentation) IT
Amendments (25)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the New Agenda for Culture should provide a flexible framework for changing cultural ecosystems and to foster synergies between sectors;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture can plays an important role in social cohesion and integration and whereas the special call for migrants’ integration in the Creative Europe programme has proved to be efficient but oversubscribed and underfunded;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas artists and cultural professionals often face precarious and unstable situations with weak or no social security and unpredictable incomes;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the New Agenda for Culture and stresses that it represents a huge opportunity to adopt a comprehensive and coherent policy for culture at European level, but also stresses; stresses also, however, that it can only be successful if supported by a significant budgetary increase for Creative Europe and by the development of synergies and interactions with other important programmes, in particular Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and Erasmus, to create a holistic, cross- cutting approach to culture, which is one of the legacies of the European Year of Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms the role of culture and the cultural and creative sectors as a driving force in pursuing the objectives of cohesion policy and social inclusion across the Union, and calls for this to be taken into account in the assignment of structural and cohesion funding;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present an Action Plan for Cultural Heritage and emphasises the need to focus on both tangible and intangible aspects of Europe’s heritage, while stressing on the need to create a permanent platform for gathering knowledge, capacity building and coordination advocacy for cultural heritage in Europe as a way to consolidate the legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage and to assist with the implementation of the Action Plan. This consultative body should include Member States, stakeholders and Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the launching of ‘Music Moves Europe’ as a significant first step in stimulating creativity, diversity and innovation in Europe’s music sector and the sectoral action on music in the Creative Europe programme; calls on the Commission to focus on mobility of artists and repertoire within and beyond Europe, distribution, funding for SMEs, transparency and responsibility of digital platforms to artists, diversity of streaming services and a mapping of the sector when developing further EU action on music;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation of an online directory of European films and the launch of the first EU Film Week and encourages the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with the creative industries, to develop apromote the development of European platforms providing access to licensed EU films, while remunerating artists and right- holders fairly and respecting the principle of territoriality;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Cultural and artistic dimension
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to consider designating a European Cultural Personality of the year which would include a series of activities and projects across Europe that would honour the life and work of such a personality and emphasize the impact it has had on fostering European values and identity;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the intrinsic value of free cultural, artistic and creative expression and of the broadest possible public access to culture, including through dedicated measures;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the professionalism of artists, authors, cultural operators, copywriters and audiovisual operators to be exploited as vital support for the development of a European cultural dimension, inter-cultural dialogue, cultural and artistic innovation, territorial cohesion and social inclusion;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that cultural heritage and cultural spaces play an important role in city regeneration; encourages the Commission and the JRC, therefore, to further develop the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor and calls on cities and municipalities to make better use of it;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that according to the 2017 Eurobarometer, 36 % of Europeans did not participate in any cultural activity within the previous year and calls on the Member States, therefore, to strengthen the links between culture, art, education, innovation and research and to break down the structural and financial barriers that prevent the most disadvantaged persons, those with disabilities and migrants from having full access to culture;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that cultural and creative skills are increasingly needed in the digital landscape and calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to support the transition from STEM to STEAM in formal and non- formal education and to adopt a life-long learning approach that is also accessible to cultural practitioners, copywriters and audiovisual operators; acknowledges the important role of history, music and arts in school curricula as they contribute to increased creativity and inspire an interest in culture as well as encouraging critical thinking;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that the pace of technological change makes it imperative to adopt a life-long learning approach that is accessible to cultural practitioners and to enhance synergies between culture and education in formal and non-formal domains;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that democratic principles and European values are increasingly challenged due to growing polarisation both within Europe and globally; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to develop a strategic approach for the protection of cultural rights, freedom of artistic expression and media pluralism, as well as the right to freely participate in cultural life, particularly by supporting the development of indicators and monitoring systems at European level,;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points to the need to promote access for women to all the artistic, cultural and creative professions and encourages the Member States to remove obstacles preventing women from having access to managerial roles in cultural institutions and foundations, academies and universities;
Amendment 156 #
25. Encourages further development of the European Capitals of Culture and sustainable cultural tourism, in collaboration with UNESCO, on the designation of heritage sites, and with the Council of Europe, through the development of cultural routes; calls for the promotion of EU regions as European destinations of excellence (EDEN);
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recognises the positive contribution of digital technologies in facilitating and broadening the scope for conservation of, and access to, cultural, artistic, creative and audiovisual content and services, for instance through augmented and virtual reality, human- machine interfaces, but also the production of educational and narrative video games and the creation of a Cultural Heritage Cloud; calls on the Commission and the Member States in this regard to encourage synergies in this area, in particular with the Digital Europe and Horizon Europe programmes;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that digital platforms that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising copyright protected content have a clear obligation to obtain licenses from rightholders and to fairly remunerate artists, authors, news publishers, producers, journalists and creators for the digital use of their work;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to report regularly to Parliament about the implementation of the strategy for international cultural relations and to increase resources for EU delegations for cultural promotion initiatives and projects, also in collaboration with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC);
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the Council initiative to draw up a comprehensive approach to international cultural relations and calls for the creation of cultural focal points in all EU delegations, a coordination network made up of regional contact points for a more effective implementation of the strategy, the appropriate training of officials and the involvement of local and, grassroots and civil society actors, including in the preparatory action on European Houses of Culture; reiterates its request for the Commission and the EEAS to report to Parliament on the state of implementation every two years;