52 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2015/2328(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Creative Europe Programme, in particular, its Culture Sub- programme, is seriously underfinanced has a total budget of EUR 1.46 billion for the 2014-2020 period, under heading 3 of the Multiannual Financial Framework, and management of those funds should now be optimised, in particular through administrative rationalisation and by focusing on its core remit, i.e. Support for the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the structure of a unique programmeingle programme structure has been welcomed by national offices, in particular because that makes it possible to reach a critical mass and give visibility to areas still underestimated and facing a number of the same challenges as regards fragmentation, globalisation, lack of data andor difficulties in accessing credit;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the split into two sub- programmes and a Cross-sectoral Strand is still considered useful, given the different nature and specific vocation of culture and media, but requires adjustmentsthe fact that both sub- programmes are managed by two different directorates-general (DG EAC and DG Connect) may pose a risk of imbalance and fragmentation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Cross-sectoral Strand has only partially developed its strategic goal of promoting transnational and trans- sectoral cultural cooperation, in particular because its tasks have become over- diversified with the addition of the specific measure for the social inclusion of refugees;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the lack of data and quantitative and qualitative indicators, despite the provision made therefor in the regulation, makes it difficult to evaluate the impact of the programme; whereas the national desks in particular expect the Commission to share information in a meaningful way in order to help them to support applications at national level;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the current evaluation system has proved unsuited to the nature and specificity of the programme as it carries with it the danger of favouring projects with strong economic potential to the detriment of the cultural and creative value of the applications;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas specific actions, such as the European Capitals of Culture, Prizes and the European Heritage Label, shouldmight be enhanced and promoted more proactively as they contribute to enriching our heritage; whereas, however, it would be preferable to support the reinforcement of such actions in a national framework;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the specific call for refugee integration has been launched in 2016 within the cross-sectoral strand, to promote and support creativity and intercultural dialogue; whereas this measure received EUR 1.6 million in funding in 2015;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, although the regulation provides for the establishment of bilateral agreements with third countries with a view to their participation in the programme or parts of it, to date only a few countries have completed the procedurehe limited budget of Creative Europe and its specific objectives linked to European culture should be concentrated on applications from the Member States;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, thanks to Parliament's action, culture, cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and the audiovisual sector have been included, albeit inadequately,are included in the Erasmus +, Horizon 2020 and Cosme multiannual programmes, the structural funds and the priorities of the European Investment Strategic Fund;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the proportion of successful applicants is 15 % in Culture and 44 % in MEDIA, but even lower (32 %) in the latter sub-programme if automatic schemes are excluded; whereas, in addition, in the ‘Culture’ sub- programme, most of the projects deemed eligible originate from non-profit organisations, which might suggest that the programme is not financing profit- making organisations such as medium- sized enterprises;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas MEDIA has so far registered a total of 13 000 applications, and awarded more than 5 500 projects; whereas this figure is much lower for the ‘Culture’ sub-programme, which has given priority to financing performing arts projects over other areas;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the automatic points system in MEDIA, which is aimed at ensuring ,a level playing field between the Member States, leads to market distortion and heavily penalises countries with high audiovisual production capacity; whereas this ‘positive discrimination’ system favouring countries with lower production capacity may be to the detriment of the artistic quality and innovative potential of the projects;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the support provided for networks, including the most representative and significant networks, can no longer be allocated to their operational activities, as was the case under the previous programme, but only to projects; whereas this rationalising of financing enables the independence of these networks and the optimisation of the funds allocated to be guaranteed;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the administrative management (application, evaluation and reporting processes) has been criticised by stakeholders as still being burdensome– particularly the national desks – as still being burdensome; whereas this administrative burden affects the evaluation procedure in particular, with guidelines which are not always considered relevant by the national desks;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Creative Europe Desks (CED) are the crucial intermediary between the Commission, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the applicants, and whereas they should be more closely involved in the decision making process and should be sent all the available information, data and statistics by the Commission, in particular on those projects which have been selected and those which have not;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the operators deplore the high administrative burden in the application process, which includes extensive guidelines and a large number of documents with sometimes contradictory information, and whereas there is a need to reduce this burden and simplify the application procedures for the sake of clarity and expedition;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the registering companies within the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS) system is reported as problematic; whereas, however, the e-form (NING) is verysomewhat positively welcomed;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UrgesSuggests that the Member States to increase the Creative Europe budget in line with the ambitions of the programme; optimise the management of available funds, including by finding a new balance between the Culture sub-programme and the Media sub-programme, and by stopping the expansion of the objectives and the participating third countries in order to focus on key projects from candidates in the Member States;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to enhance the programme’s consistency with all, including through reflevant EU policies and other funding sourcescting on the relevance of the administrative division into two directorates-general;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that the Commission maintain the existing structure with two sub-programmes and use the potential of the cross-sectoral strand more effectively, consider the possibility of having them managed jointly by a single directorate-general, and use the potential of the cross-sectoral strand more effectively by limiting its objectives and by restricting participation in it to Member States in order to ensure its coherence and effectiveness;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to set more than the existing sixcarry out an accurate assessment of the relevance of areas of expertise for evaluators in order to cope more effectively with the specific areas;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and EACEA to improve the evaluation procedure by, increasluding the number of evaluators in the first phaserough a review of the guidelines, and to provide for a de visu collegial decision round to select candidates from among those shortlisted in the second phase;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to further simplify the application and reporting procedures by limiting the number of guidelines and other documents, making the time sheet less rigid and drawing up a standard form for the cooperation agreement in order to increase speed, legibility and flexibility;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to avoid changing or adding new priorities and rules without givinghile assessing existing ones which have been subject to criticism from national offices, and while taking into account the time needed by the CED and stakeholders the necessary time to prepare for the next calls;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to further simplify financial aspects and speed up the balancing procedure, initially more rapidly at least for small cooperation beneficiaries, and then more generally by simplifying the financial aspects for all;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to modify the automatic points system in order to allow a genuine level playing field, taking into account the existing national support schemes for the audiovisual industry, which could result in the establishment of a system of ‘positive discrimination’ in favour of countries with lower production capacities, which would consequently be detrimental to the artistic quality of projects and to their innovative potential, thus ‘punishing’ the countries with strong production capacities;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that MEDIA has proved to be deeply rooted in the diversified audiovisual sector and efficiently supports cultural diversity and industrial policy of the Member States, in particular through the digitisation or promotion of national cinematic heritage;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that, in an aggressive and evolving international market, EuropeanMember States’ audiovisual production still needs to be supported by extending training: pursuing policies to combat fiscal and social dumping; allowing Member States to protect their cultural industries, for example through the cultural exception principle; ensuring that the domains of culture, the media and creative industries are left out of free trade agreements; extending training, including through facilitated apprenticeship policies, to cover more actions; and by paying due attention to trainers’ curricula;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that European online platforms are still not competitive at international level despite the support provided for online distribution; stresses that a number of European countries have enormous potential in terms of innovation and new technologies, and that they should be given the opportunity to develop those sectors through ambitious national policies in order to cement their position on the international market;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomNotes the splitting of audience development between film literacy and audience development initiatives;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that the support of independent TV producers for fiction series seeking to compete at world level is ongoingmust be provided, first and foremost by the national authorities by following, for instance, the French model of ‘l’Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles’, even if the best results seem to be achieved in the documentary and children’s sectors;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to changemodify the bonus system forin order to prevent simultaneous releases in theatres and VOD, in view of the differences between European countries and the need to allow first screenings to take place in cinemas, as this is an issue of crucial importance for many small cinemas and independent cinemas; proposes that consideration subsequently be given to creating certain facilitations so that some films can go to VOD, video or new entrants sooner;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks the Commission to balance the weight of the economic dimension with the intrinsic value of arts and culture per se, and to focus more on artists and creators, also by diversifying the type of projects selected, which are currently mostly from the performing arts sector;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recommends that European cooperation projects be split into threewo sub- calls: innovation, mobility and coproductions;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that literary translation projects include the promotion of books and reading, and support participation in book fairs in order to increase book circulation; and promote the diversity of cultural expression in Europe and the handing down of national heritages;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Insists that European Networks which are stable and highly representative of one of the sectors of Creative Europe should be supported with a mix of grants: operational grants aimed at ensuring the institutional activities and project graonly with project grants, since operational grants pose a risk of administrative and financial dependency and fund mismanagements;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends thatCalls for the Member States to consider the possibility of reintroducing the European Theatre Prize be reintroduced;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the success and significancepotential gains of the European Capital of Culture scheme, and calls for better use of the know-how of capitals of culture for the development of cities;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. WelcomeRegrets the extension of the ECOC to third countries as from 2023 and recommends better spreading of this experience in the context of EU external relationsince, as its name indicates, this scheme should be used to showcase European cities, all the more so in a context of budgetary austerity and economic crisis;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends that the European Heritage Label be given greater visibility and stresses the significance of the (material and immaterial) sites concerned as regards European identity and building the EUthe national identities of the Member States and the promotion of European civilisation through a common heritage;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that steps be taken to coordinate and adequately support the initiatives under the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 with Creative Europe, beginning with the preparatory year 2017, albeit through a budget dedicated line, and not using resources allocated to the Culture sub-programme, as proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Commission to develop and fully use the potential of the strand in order to achieve its objectives, as set in the regulation, in particularrefocus its action on specific objectives, such as the promotion of transnational and cross- sectoral cooperation, by abandoning the logic of infinite extension, which is likely to harm the success and consistency of the tasks assigned to this strand;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. RecommendsObjects to the introduction of three new support measures under the strand: (a) Creative Europe Mundus for transnational cooperation, (b) social inclusion, which has unfortunately already devoted EUR 1.6 million to refugees, when the number of homeless people has more than doubled over ten years in some Member States; and (c) innovative cross-over and cross-sectoral projects;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. WelcomesTakes note of the actions taken by the Commission and EACEA to provide training and equalise skills in all the CED and recommends that such efforts be pursued;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the request from the national CED to be involved in the decision-making process and for greater account to be taken of their expertise in the field; points out that the confidential sharing of evaluation reports, even negative ones, can help improve their capacity;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recommends that, in accordance with the results of an ex-post evaluation, Creative Europe be continued in 2021- 2028 as a programme with two sub- programmes and a cross- sectoral strand, managed by a single administrative entity, including training, audience development, access to markets, social inclusion, international cooperation, cross- sectoral and cross-over projects, as well as communication, studies, a Guarantee facility and CED support;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the Commission to take a proactive approach to thesuspend all new admissions of new countries to the programme, with special status for European Neighbourhood South countrietaking account of the multiple crises the EU is currently undergoing, in particular its crisis of legitimacy, but also its economic crisis which is reducing its scope for action and should be prompting leaders to focus on their key tasks which, to date, have not yet been fulfilled – of making Europeans prosperous;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36