16 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2017/2255(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Work Plan for Culture (2015-2018)21 identifies accessible and inclusive culture and the promotion of cultural diversityopening up to foreign cultures as priorities; _________________ 21 Adopted by the Council in December 2014.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas digital technologies have changed the way people access, produce and use cultural content and may also have led to a deterioration in the extent of citizens’ interest in the traditional cultural repertoire, because of a decrease in average attention spans and increased difficulties in paying attention, particularly among young people;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of the EU's rolerole that the EU can play in promoting and facilitating better coordination of cultural policies at all levels; notes that only then will it be possible for operators across the EU to develop a comprehensive and effective policy to promote access to culture and participation in culture, and to frame culture as an essential element of the European integration project;
Amendment 67 #
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 and education;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investment in the cultural and creative sectors, particularly in the fields of design or digital media, is a means of unlocking the significant and still undervalued potential of those sectors to generate growth and jobs, and it has a direct impact on the development of new skills, digitisation, innovation and the formulation of new business models;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the high price of cultural goods and services is one of the barriers to participation in culture highlighted by respondents to the Eurobarometer and Eurostat surveys23; recommends, in this context, actions targeting specific audiences with the aim of removing financial barriers to access; _________________ 23 but that, nevertheless, a lack of interest is cited by the same study as the main obstacle, particularly, but not solely, in relation to the performing arts; recommends, in this context, actions targeting specific audiences with the aim of removing financial barriers to access and also recommends that each Member State study the reasons for the lack of interest on the part of citizens in relation to the cultural repertoire, particularly when it is in receipt of public subsidies; _________________ 23 Eurobarometer 399. Eurobarometer 399.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the role that appropriate fiscal policies for the cultural and creative sectors can play in enhancing access to culture and participation in culture; notes, however, that indirect support for cultural heritage through the introduction of reduced VAT rates cannot replace direct subsidiesforms part of Member States’ fiscal policies, and is therefore subject to their sovereign powers of assessment; calls for better coordination of national cultural policies and of VAT rates used as a tool to stimulate cultural participation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the level of education is one of the most important factors having a significa factor that may have ant 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, however, that the arts have always sought to target all social classes and in particular the working classes and that this is especially true of the performing arts; deplores the fact that in western European states theatre and the other performing arts are too often neglected by the working classes; points out that it is for creators to respond to the public’s expectations in terms of content, staging and presentation materials and that it is also, for works and creations receiving significant public subsidies, for the states to establish the outlines and requirements of a genuinely popular culture policy; _________________ 24 Eurostat Culture statistics 2016 edition, pp.116-136 and Eurostat (data from 2015 – EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the lack of interest is one of the most frequently stated barriers to cultural participation among respondents to Eurostat and Eurobarometer surveys25; stresses, in this context, that the supporting demand, understood as building interest and understanding of culture through education, shcould be a priority task in terms of increasing access to culture and participation in culturemake it possible to increase participation in culture, but that it is also for the states and creators to put forward cultural offerings that are intellectually accessible and entertaining for all social classes, particularly in relation to the performing arts, which have traditionally been popular arts; _________________ 25 Eurobarometer 399, Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)).
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the fundamental role of schools as a key platform for bringing young people into contact with culture and shaping cultural needs and competences; calls on the Member States to take steps towards the greater integration of cultural and artistic education into school curricula and also calls on the Member States to lay down requirements for popular cultural events to ensure they are accessible to the largest possible number of people, and are engaging;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the role of local cultural centres and libraries as key actors in overcoming barriers to accessing and participating in culture; notes the obstacles, particularly financial ones, encountered by local authorities in maintaining cultural infrastructure, in relation to libraries, cultural centres or historic buildings, but also the difficulties they encounter in stimulating local cultural life in a context of desertification of rural town centres;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the lower cultural participation rates among the rural population, which are structurally conditioned26; draws attention, in this context, to the role of small local cultural centres, transport infrastructure and support for cultural tourism in facilitating access to cultural institutions, and in particular support for the cinemas of rural town centres; stresses that specific solutions must be found as a matter of urgency in order to conserve a satisfactory level of culture on offer in the rural environment and to encourage the equal treatment of residents of rural areas as compared with residents of towns and cities, particularly with regard to access to popular culture, especially to films on national release; _________________ 26 Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)).
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the need for further action to improve access to cultural infrastructure, cultural activities and media for people with disabilities; deplores the financial difficulties encountered by regional authorities, particularly in France, in responding in a satisfactory manner to the requirements for accessible public buildings and infrastructure for persons 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 and to put forward to the regional authorities, where necessary, specific solutions for implementing the actions required for accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out the need to remove obstacles toclarify to artists the conditions placed on their mobility of artists and cultural professionals, and in particular the tax implications of such mobility; stresses the impact of these activities on expanding Europe's cultural offer;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced that digital tools may make it possible to overcome barriers to access to culture for certain types of cultural work caused by factors such as the following: unfavourable geographical location, disability, social background, language and lack of time or financial resources; points out that digital tools can also be a tool for overcoming social or mental barriers, but that, nevertheless, physical access to certain pictorial works or performing arts remains vital;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the problem of digital exclusion, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the risks posed by the new technologies and in particular the abuse of new technologies, especially among the youngest members of the public, and stresses the need to combat it; recalls, in this context, that digitisation requires cultural and educational institutions and the recipients themselves to acquire new skills and knowledge; stresses, in particular, the need to build capacity for the use of new digital technologies in cultural institutions and to adapt them to the challenges of technological change;