14 Amendments of Martina MICHELS related to 2017/2255(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ia (new)
Recital Ia (new)
Ia. whereas intercultural and inter- faith dialogue in a cosmopolitan Europe is substantial and suitable for tackling racist and cultural exploitation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the area of access to culture and cultural participation as a cross-cutting issue, and therefore stresses the importance of coordinating cultural policy with other policy areas such as education, social, regional, foreign, digital and media policies;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that public funding remains a key instrument for financing cultural activities and stable infrastructure, for instance widespread libraries, archives, museums, cinemas, concert halls, art colleges and cultural centres in cities and in rural areas; Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States, within their respective spheres of competence, to devote a sufficient part of their budgets to public support for culture;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and the member states that public funding on culture remains on the same level regardless of possible future economic difficulties that a member state might be facing;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Regrets that economic downturns have resulted in cuts in public spending in culture especially in the south of the EU; therefore calls on the Commission to make more significant amount of funds available to the member states that were following economic adjustment programmes since 2010, regardless of whether these have come to an end already or not;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that economic downturns usually result, first and foremost, in cuts in public spending on culture; Thus recommends that all Member States make expanding cultural infrastructure a local obligation and that they make culture a special 'state objective';
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that fragmentation, low added value and the activities of numerous self-employed men and women in the creative sector, seeing as these are generally regarded as interesting pursuits, must not result in the cultural/creative industry being a model for poorly paid work or work with poor social cover; thus proposes developing robust review processes for good work in the creative sector, for instance by introducing a fair work label on commercial products such as books, music, films, games and so on;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Draws attention to problems with international income taxation that artists all over Europe have to face, and so recommends a standard model that will be of benefit to employees and self-employed individuals, and which will prevent double taxation;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the level of education is one of the most important factors having a significant impact on the level of participation in culture; stresses that a higher level of education translates into a higher level of participation in cultural events24; stresses that the humanities, language learning in schools and cultural education are an integral part of classical education, they help reduce social disparities and thus require the same funding as STEAM subjects; _________________ 24 Eurostat Culture statistics 2016 edition, pp.116-136 and Eurostat (data from 2015 – EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends the development of a coherent strategy for supporting educational projects proposed by cultural institutions; stresses that these projects are tools supporting and building awareness and, cultural competences and intercultural knowledge, thus serving as a starting point for the long-term involvement of the public in cultural activities;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the need for further action to improve access to a cultural infrastructure with no technological or physical barriers, cultural activities and media for people with disabilities; calls on the Member States and the Commission, within their respective spheres of competence, to continue to work towards the integration of people with disabilities through culture and efforts to remove existing barriers;
Amendment 137 #
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;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that regulations on exceptions to copyright for GLAM institutions (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) are, however, not sufficient, and so calls not only for digital copies for storage to be comprehensively regulated, but also for extensive regulation of the use of cultural heritage works for research purposes, academic discussion and of digital accessibility to said works;
Amendment 143 #
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 supportongoing support and better resources for the project and the promotion of public access to digital cultural heritage resources and services;