5 Amendments of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2011/0370(COD)
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry, including equality between women and men in the labour market, exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) With regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in particular Articles 11 and 21, the cultural and creative sectors make an important contribution to the fight against all forms of discrimination including racism and xenophobia and are an important platform for freedom of speech. Article 22 imposes an obligation to respect cultural and linguistic diversity. Article 23 imposes an obligation to ensure equality between women and men in all areas, including employment, work and pay.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication from the European Commission on the European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020 Strategy) defines a strategy that aims to turn the Union into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion, while mainstreaming gender in all policy areas. In this strategy, the Commission noted that the Union needs to provide more attractive framework conditions for innovation and creativity, including through incentives for the growth of knowledge based firms and greater access to finance for cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations, and to ensure equality between women and men entrepreneurs;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 4
Article 8 – point f – indent 4
– support the Commission by providing assistance regarding the cultural and creative sectors in the Member States, for example through the provision of data on these sectors. Where possible, data shall be broken down by gender;