12 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that culture, the creative industries, tourism, education, youth and sport play a crucial role in shaping the future of the European Union and have tremendous potential in terms of generating European added value and economic growth in all the EU reg, in accordance with the objectives set as part of the Europe 2020 programme, and economic growth and the creation of jobs and businesses in all the EU regions, along with the attractiveness of the Member States as cultural and tourist destinations, in particular within the framework of cohesion policy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion does not make any quantitative or qualitative reference to culture-projects linked to culture, tourism and the crelated projective industries, which accounted for EUR 6 billion of cohesion policy expenditure;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to continue investing in culture, education, youth and sport, and to build on the positive outcomes of the two previous generations of programmes (2007-2013; 2014-2020)and in particular in the creative and cultural industries, with a special emphasis on very small and small and medium-sized enterprises in the sectors concerned, education, youth and sport, and to build on the positive outcomes of the two previous generations of programmes (2007-2013; 2014-2020), at the same time improving the implementation rate for programmes and selecting high-quality projects which are financially viable and can boost the economic dynamism of and the creation of high-quality jobs in the regions concerned;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that public entities must receive funding, aid and subsidies under cohesion policy primarily in response to the need to conserve natural and historical heritage, but that cohesion policy must also support projects carried out by very small and small and medium-sized enterprises in the cultural and creative innovation sector, provided that the projects in question generate substantial added value, are financially viable, enjoy significant co- financing, are of high quality, are relevant to the needs of the region concerned and do not involve the large- scale use of the most insecure forms of employment;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that administrative procedures must be used which make for rigorous selection and monitoring of projects supported under cohesion policy, in particular as regards the achievement of objectives set, but that, at the same time, the administrative burden must be kept to a reasonable level and not constitute an obstacle for very small and small and medium-size enterprises which are seeking to obtain funding under cohesion policy and whose projects meet the selection criteria;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation in the next programming period of at least two thematic objectives on culture and education, education, the creative industries and tourism, explicitly referenced as such;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges that objectives be set which offer private actors, in particular very small and small and medium-sized enterprises in the creative and cultural industries, greater scope, provided that the projects submitted meet the criteria of financial soundness, quality and consistency with clearly identified local needs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Members States to develop, within the sphere of cohesion policy, long-term strategies in the fields of culture, education, youth and sport, which can serve as a basis for strategic investments during the 2021-2027 programming period, with the emphasis being placed on projects which boost the economic dynamism of the regions concerned and to the creation of high- quality jobs;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that post-2020 cohesion policy investments in culture and education should be more efficient and effective, in terms of both the quality and the quantity of the projects implemented and the provision of an adequate response to clearly identified local needs;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that cohesion policy can also support the conversion or economic revitalisation of certain territories, in particular urban centres, through investment in creative industries such as design, and that investments of this kind have borne fruit in a number of European cities, including Nantes, Kortrijk or Arnhem;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises that cohesion policy can also support retraining or professional training policies in the cultural and creative industries, in which innovation and change are constant;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to include in the future regulation on the cohesion policy quality indicators for culture-related investmentsinvestments linked to culture and cultural creation and innovation, setting realistic objectives which are accompanied by clear recommendations to the Member States concerning the application of these indicators and the resources and statistical tools to be employed, as also required by Parliament’s resolution of 8 September 2015 entitled ‘Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe’.