5 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2016/2032(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that Eurostat figures show that 2.9 % of the EU’s workforce, i.e. 6.3 million people, were employed in the cultural sector in 2014, which is comparable to the proportion of the workforce employed in the banking and insurance sector; points out, further, that according to estimates the cultural and creative sectors account for more than 3% of jobs in the EU and of EU GDP;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that employment in the cultural sector is unlikely to be offshored, as it is connected to specific cultural and historical competences; points out that enterprises in the cultural sector thus have a key role to play in the economic development and in spreading the culture of the regions and their Member States;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Understands that in order to improve access to finance in the cultural and creative sector it is necessary to develop expertise in assessing the specific risks of a lack of tangible collateral and a dependence on intangible assets; notes that this expertise is needed both within micro- enterprises and SMEs and within the financial institutions, which often do not have the information they require to analyse the economic models employed in the cultural and creative industries; stresses that intellectual property rights can be accepted as collateral;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out, further, that steps should be taken to remedy the undervaluation by financial institutions of the intangible assets held by the cultural and creative industries, so that those institutions can adapt to the complex array of business plans and models employed in the cultural sector;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that, in addition to problems in obtaining funding, SMEs and microenterprises in the cultural sector often face obstacles in the form of red tape and tax formalities; urges, therefore, certain Member States, including France, to consider introducing simplification mechanisms or even tax incentives in order to foster development and recruitment in this growth sector;